So how on earth can I bring a child into the world, knowing that such sorrow lies ahead, that it is such a large part of — Anne Lamott, Operating Instructions: A Journal of My Son's First Year
So how on earth can I bring a child into the world, knowing that such sorrow lies ahead, that it is such a large part of — Anne Lamott, Operating Instructions: A Journal of My Son's First Year
So how on earth can I bring a child into the world, knowing that such sorrow lies ahead, that it is such a large part of — Anne Lamott, Operating Instructions: A Journal of My Son's First Year
So how on earth can I bring a child into the world, knowing that such sorrow lies ahead, that it is such a large part of — Anne Lamott, Operating Instructions: A Journal of My Son's First Year
So how on earth can I bring a child into the world, knowing that such sorrow lies ahead, that it is such a large part of — Anne Lamott, Operating Instructions: A Journal of My Son's First Year
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So how on earth can I bring a child into the world, knowing that such sorrow lies ahead, that it is such a large part of what it means to be human?I'm not sure. That's my answer: I'm not sure.

— Anne Lamott, Operating Instructions: A Journal of My Son's First Year
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