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Erma Bombeck Quotes

1927–1996 United States

Erma Louise (Harris) Bombeck (February 21, 1927 – April 22, 1996), born Erma Fiste, was an American humorist who achieved great popularity for a newspaper column that depicted suburban home life in the second half of the 20th century.

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Random Erma Bombeck quote

7 quotes

The grass is always greener over the septic tank.

Title of book (1976)

There's nothing sadder in this world than to awake Christmas morning and not be a child.

I Lost Everything in the Post-Natal Depression (1970)

If you can't make it better, you can laugh at it.

TIME (1984)

Nearly everyone's son wants to be a baseball player. Why not? What other profession could he choose where he can slide around in the dirt, never work when it rains and spit whenever he wants?

If Life is a Bowl of Cherries, What Am I Doing in the Pits?

Book title (1978)

It takes a lot of courage to show your dreams to someone else*

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.

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Erma Bombeck (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.