Never have more children than you have car windows.
ERMA BOMBECK
ERMA BOMBECK
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I haven’t trusted polls since I read that 62% of women had affairs during their lunch hour. I’ve never met a woman in my life who would give up lunch for sex.
Erma BombeckErma Bombeck The grass is always greener over the septic tank.
Erma BombeckErma Bombeck People usually survive their illnesses, but the paper work eventually does them in. Filing a claim for insurance is terminal.
Erma BombeckErma Bombeck Kids need love the most when they’re acting most unlovable.
Erma BombeckErma Bombeck Like religion, politics, and family planning, cereal is not a topic to be brought up in public. It’s too controversial.
Erma BombeckErma Bombeck Once you see the drivers in Indonesia you understand why religion plays such a part in their lives.
Erma BombeckErma Bombeck If I had my life to live over, instead of wishing away nine months of pregnancy, I’d have cherished ever moment and realized that the wonderment growing inside me was the only chance in life to assist God in a miracle.
Erma BombeckErma Bombeck One never realizes how different a husband and wife can be until they begin to pack for a trip.
Erma BombeckErma Bombeck Laughter rises out of tragedy when you need it the most, and rewards you for your courage.
Erma BombeckErma Bombeck Humor is a spontaneous, wonderful bit of an outburst that just comes. It’s unbridled, its unplanned, it’s full of suprises.
Erma BombeckErma Bombeck Volunteers are the only human beings on the face of the earth who reflect this nation’s compassion, unselfish caring, patience, and just plain love for one another.
Erma BombeckErma Bombeck Housework can kill you if done right.
Erma BombeckErma Bombeck Sometimes I can’t figure designers out. It’s as if they flunked human anatomy.
Erma BombeckErma Bombeck My theory on housework is, if the item doesn’t multiply, smell, catch fire, or block the refrigerator door, let it be. No one else cares. Why should you?
Erma BombeckErma Bombeck It seemed rather incongruous that in a society of super sophisticated communication, we often suffer from a shortage of listeners.
Erma BombeckErma Bombeck Pregnancy is the only time in a woman’s life she can help God work a miracle.
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