True compassion does not sit on the laps of renovation; it dives with an approach to reconstruction. Don't throw a coin at a begger. Rather, destroy his source of poverty. - Israelmore Ayivor
Very rarely do the best things in life fall into our laps; we have to work for them. - Emilyann Girdner
This is a place where grandmothers hold babies on their laps under the stars and whisper in their ears that the lights in the sky are holes in the floor of heaven. - Rick Bragg
Children are made readers on the laps of their parents. - Emilie Buchwald
How far have you walked for men who’ve never held your feet in their laps? - Warsan Shire
Mama and I sat on a burping bus full of chickens in cages, and round-eyed babies on round mothers' laps. (The Pinata-Maker's Daughter) - Eileen Granfors