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.
ERMA BOMBECKSometimes I can’t figure designers out. It’s as if they flunked human anatomy.
More Erma Bombeck Quotes
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Don’t confuse fame with success. Madonna is one; Helen Keller is the other.
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Did you ever notice that the first piece of luggage on the carousel never belongs to anyone?
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Housework, if it is done properly, can cause brain damage.
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As a child, my number one best friend was the librarian in my grade school. I actually believed all those books belonged to her.
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When the going gets tough, the tough make cookies.
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Women are never what they seem to be. There is the woman you see and there is the woman who is hidden. Buy the gift for the woman who is hidden.
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Cats invented self-esteem.
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One thing they never tell you about child raising is that for the rest of your life, at the drop of a hat, you are expected to know your child’s name and how old he or she is.
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The odds of going to the store for a loaf of bread and coming out with only a loaf of bread are three billion to one.
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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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Sometimes I can’t figure designers out. It’s as if they flunked human anatomy.
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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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Onion rings in the car cushions do not improve with time.
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My kids always perceived the bathroom as a place where you wait it out until all the groceries are unloaded from the car.
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It is my theory you can’t get rid of fat. All you can do is move it around, like furniture.
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