“"I die, I die!" the Mother said,
"My children die for lack of Bread."”
William Blake (1757–1827) English Romantic poet and artist
The Grey Monk, stanza 1
1810s, Miscellaneous poems and fragments from the Nonesuch edition
Original: Quando mi manca il coraggio, lo trovo negli occhi di mia madre.
Source: prevale.net
“"I die, I die!" the Mother said,
"My children die for lack of Bread."”
William Blake (1757–1827) English Romantic poet and artist
The Grey Monk, stanza 1
1810s, Miscellaneous poems and fragments from the Nonesuch edition
Umberto Eco (1932–2016) Italian semiotician, essayist, philosopher, literary critic, and novelist
Source: Postscript to the Name of the Rose
“I like it when my mother smiles. And I especially like it when I make her smile.”
Adriana Trigiani (1970) American film director
Source: Viola in Reel Life
“I was so ugly… When I was born, the doctor slapped my mother!”
Rodney Dangerfield (1921–2004) American actor and comedian
Actually originated with Henny Youngman.. <br class="br">Misattributed <br class="br">Variant: I was an ugly kid. When I was born, after the doctor cut the cord, he hung himself. <br class="br">Source: Youngman H. 101 of My Funniest Jokes. New York: Henny Youngman, 1976. Brochure. Cited in: Essays of an Information Scientist, Vol:4, p.515-518, 1979-80, Current Comments #26, p. 516, June 30, 1980 PDF http://www.garfield.library.upenn.edu/essays/v4p515y1979-80.pdf
“I was so ugly when I was born, the doctor slapped my mother”
Henny Youngman (1906–1998) American comedian
101 of My Funniest Jokes. New York: Henny Youngman (1976). Brochure.. <br class="br">Source: Cited in: Essays of an Information Scientist, Vol:4, p.515-518, 1979-80, Current Comments #26, p. 516, June 30, 1980 PDF http://www.garfield.library.upenn.edu/essays/v4p515y1979-80.pdf
“When I grow up, I'm going to be my mother.”
Melina Marchetta (1965) Australian teen writer
Source: Saving Francesca