“The only process that comes close to the process of writing a whole bo...” — Alexandra Fuller Quote

“The only process that comes close to the process of writing a whole book, in my experience, is childbirth. There is this moment when you think you can't possibly labour for another moment, and that, paradoxically, is when you have to push hardest.”

“I adore my family. I don't love their politics. I think they're wonderful parents. They were dreadful at parenting.”

“There is no way to order chaos. It's the fundamental theory at the beginning and end of everything; it's the ultimate law of nature. There's no way to win against unpredictability, to suit up completely against accidents.”

“On the one hand, we'll never experience childbirth. On the other hand, we can open all our own jars.”

“Protecting the lives of women in childbirth and in their postpartum months should be a common priority.”

“I would love to live free of the fear and sadness and real desperation that I think the effect of childbirth has on women, especially because we are expected to be so concerned by 'recovery' from childbirth.”