Ordinary people like you and me have the chance to make a tremendous difference for mothers and their children worldwide

When you read a book as a child, it becomes a part of your identity in a way that no other reading in your whole life does.

Ordinary people like you and me have the chance to make a tremendous difference for mothers and their children worldwide

Motherhood changed me because it is so fundamental what you're doing for another person. And you are able to do it even though it takes a lot.

All of [motherhood] surprised me. It surprised me from the very first second I saw Jack. I'd believed that my pregnancy was a condition. It never computed. And there he was. Everyone made fun of me because I stared at him for months and months, not being able to believe he was real.

The best thing about modern living is anaesthesia.

I don't feel particularly typecast because I think I do so many different kinds of things. Whether or not they're seen is another issue.