A miscarriage is a natural and common event. All told, probably more women have lost a child from this world than haven't. Most don't mention it, and they go on from day to day as if it hadn't happened, so people imagine a woman in this situation never really knew or loved what she had. But ask her sometime: how old would your child be now? And she'll know.


Animal Dreams (1990)

Barbara Kingsolver Quotes

A miscarriage is a natural and common event. All told, probably more women have lost a child from this world than haven't. Most don't mention it, and ...

A miscarriage is a natural and common event. All told, probably more women have lost a child from this world than haven't. Most don't mention it, and ...

A miscarriage is a natural and common event. All told, probably more women have lost a child from this world than haven't. Most don't mention it, and ...

A miscarriage is a natural and common event. All told, probably more women have lost a child from this world than haven't. Most don't mention it, and ...