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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 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.
Erma BombeckErma Bombeck Thanksgiving dinners take eighteen hours to prepare. They are consumed in twelve minutes. Half-times take twelve minutes. This is not coincidence.
Erma BombeckErma Bombeck When my kids become wild and unruly, I use a nice, safe playpen. When they’re finished, I climb out.
Erma BombeckErma Bombeck I just clipped 2 articles from a current magazine. One is a diet guaranteed to drop 5 pounds off my body in a weekend. The other is a recipe for a 6 minute pecan pie.
Erma BombeckErma Bombeck A grandmother pretends she doesn’t know who you are on Halloween.
Erma BombeckErma Bombeck Housework, if it is done properly, can cause brain damage.
Erma BombeckErma Bombeck Maybe age is kinder to us than we think. With my bad eyes, I can’t see how bad I look, and with my rotten memory, I have a good excuse for getting out of a lot of stuff.
Erma BombeckErma Bombeck 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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