Virgin Birth

A virgin birth can refer to:

  • Parthenogenesis, birth without fertilization
  • Miraculous births, virgin birth in mythology and religion
  • Virgin birth of Jesus
  • Artificial insemination
  • Russell case (1920s)

Famous quotes containing the words virgin and/or birth:

    “O singers, resinous and soft your songs
    Above the sacred whisper of the pines,
    Give virgin lips to cornfield concubines,
    Bring dreams of Christ to dusky cane-lipped throngs.”
    —Jean Toomer (1894–1967)

    “The unique and supreme voluptuousness of love lies in the certainty of committing evil. And men and women know from birth that in evil is found all sensual delight.”
    —Charles Baudelaire (1821–1867)