109 Quotes by Brooke Shields

Down Came the Rain: My Journey Through Postpartum Depression

I have now appeared on Broadway four times and would not have been able to do it without the center. I learned how to dance there.

Don’t waste a minute not being happy. If one window closes, run to the next window – or break down a door.

The difficulty of IVF or of any fertility issues is the hope and the shattered hope, the dream that it might happen this time and then it doesn’t happen.

My father’s death, my move, and my frightening and difficult delivery created a tremendous amount of stress, pain, and sadness for me. I was practically devastated beyond recovery.

Two eggs do not an omelette make.

We all struggle. I’m not saying any successful woman’s life is without struggle. But it doesn’t mean it has to be miserable.

I’m so naive about finances. Once when my mother mentioned an amount and I realized I didn’t understand, she had to explain: ‘That’s like three Mercedes.’ Then I understood.

I suffered from post-natal depression after Rowan was born. I had a healthy, beautiful baby girl and I couldn’t look at her. I couldn’t hold her, smile at her. All I wanted was to disappear and die.