Ta-Nehisi Coates Quotes

It's a very nice thing to have a baby.

Life doesn't get more real than having a newborn at home.

I was at the birth of my two girls.

Soon, I'm going to meet somebody around my own age, and she's going to be smart and beautiful, and I'm going to date her daughter.

In 1953, Mom and Dad, living in Toronto, discovered, to their shock, that Mom was expecting. I was born in June 1954. My parents, thrilled, showered me with love.

For me, there's a big difference between having a baby in your 20s and having a baby in your 40s.

I think I'm lucky that I had kids as spread out as much as I did, 'cause my son, my oldest, was born when I was 21. And my youngest is 15 now. He was born when I was 40, you know?

It's incredibly stressful when the person you love is having a child.

I was 36 when I had my first son, Thomas, and 39 when I had Hugo, my second.

If you get a child when you're 50, you'll understand what children are.

I gave birth to our daughter Coco in Pisa, and it was a wonderful time in all our lives.

Lisa's baby was due about now. I've decided she had it and it was a girl. I've named her Rachel.

And random bits of happiness, like Finnick and Annie's newborn boy.

We got off the Clash of the Titans tour and I said that my wife and I were working on having a baby and sure enough we found out that she was pregnant. So I told them nine months in advance that I wasn't going to tour in September so I could witness the birth of my first son.

On October 28th, 1887, I became the mother of a girl baby, the very image of its father, at least that is what he said, but who has the temper of its mother.

My mother was 45 when she had me, so when I was in high school my parents were the same age as my friends' grandparents.

The day my son was born my life changed completely.

Having a child is a big life change, but the really hectic period is relatively short. You can get through it.

When I was twenty-six, I had my son.

I'll never forget the blooming happiness that spread in me like the sun coming up when Lydia's obstetrician poked me awake: 'Congratulations... you have a fine son.'

All parents remember the moment when they first held their children - the tiny crumpled face, an entire new person, emerging from the hospital blanket.

We should not be worried about age when it comes to love and attraction.

I would like to have a baby.

To give birth is the most beautiful thing in the world.

I'd like to have kids.