You could move.’ —“Dear Abby” responds to a reader who complained that a gay couple was moving in across the street and wanted to know what he could do to improve the quality of the neighborhood.
ABIGAIL VAN BURENCruel words erode the self-esteem like the ocean eats away the shore.
More Abigail Van Buren Quotes
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Maturity is the ability to do a job whether you’re supervised or not; finish a job once it’s started; carry money without spending it; and the ability to bear an injustice without wanting to get even.
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It’s true, some wine improves with age. But only if the grapes were good in the first place.
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Loneliness is the ultimate poverty.
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Kissing power is stronger than will power.
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Some People are more turned on by money than they are by love. In one respect they’re alike. They’re both wonderful as long as they last.
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Never advise anyone to go to war or to get married.
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The less you talk, the more you’re listened to.
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If you are looking for a kindly, well-to-do older gentleman who is no longer interested in sex, take out an ad in The Wall Street Journal.
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If we could sell our experiences for what they cost us, we’d all be millionaires.
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It is almost impossible to throw dirt on someone without getting a little on yourself
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It is true that I was born in Iowa, but I can’t speak for my twin sister.
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You are what you are when nobody is looking.
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While forbidden fruit is said to taste sweeter, it usually spoils faster.
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It is a sad commentary of our times when our young must seek advice and counsel from ‘Dear Abby’ instead of going to Mom and Dad.
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Kids grow up awfully fast these days,”she said. “You should try to have a good relationship with your kids, no matter what they do.
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