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 BOMBECKGiving birth is little more than a set of muscular contractions granting passage of a child. Then the mother is born.
More Erma Bombeck Quotes
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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 grandmother pretends she doesn’t know who you are on Halloween.
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Housework, if it is done properly, can cause brain damage.
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Never go to a doctor whose office plants have died.
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Success is outliving your failures.
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One never realizes how different a husband and wife can be until they begin to pack for a trip.
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There is a thin line that separates laughter and pain, comedy and tragedy, humor and hurt.
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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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For years, my husband and I have advocated separate vacations. But the kids keep finding us.
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When you look like your passport photo, it’s time to go home.
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Housework can kill you if done right.
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A grandparent is the only baby-sitter who doesn’t charge more after midnight – or anything before midnight.
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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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I am not a glutton – I am an explorer of food.
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Every puppy should have a boy.
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