Friends are “annuals” that need seasonal nurturing to bear blossoms. Family is a “perennial” that comes up year after year, enduring the droughts of absence and neglect. There’s a place in the garden for both of them.
ERMA BOMBECKWhen the going gets tough, the tough make cookies.
More Erma Bombeck Quotes
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I never leaf through a copy of National Geographic without realizing how lucky we are to live in a society where it is traditional to wear clothes.
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When the going gets tough, the tough make cookies.
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How come anything you buy will go on sale next week?
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Guilt: the gift that keeps on giving.
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My second favorite household chore is ironing. My first being hitting my head on the top bunk bed until I faint.
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Kids need love the most when they’re acting most unlovable.
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I remember thinking how often we look, but never see … we listen, but never hear … we exist, but never feel. We take our relationships for granted. A house is only a place. It has no life of its own. It needs human voices, activity and laughter to come alive.
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I was trampled to death by a man who believed his luggage would be the first piece off. If he were an experienced traveler, he would know that the first piece of luggage belongs to no one. It’s just a dummy suitcase to give everyone hope.
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A grandparent will help you with your buttons, your zippers, and your shoelaces and not be in any hurry for you to grow up.
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The grass is always greener over the septic tank.
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It takes a lot of courage to show your dreams to someone else.
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If you can’t make it better, you can laugh at it.
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When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, ‘I used everything you gave me’.
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Don’t confuse fame with success. Madonna is one; Helen Keller is the other.
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When my kids become wild and unruly, I use a nice, safe playpen. When they’re finished, I climb out.
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