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

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

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The grass is always greener over the septic tank.

Title of book (1976)

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*

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And therefore is wing'd Cupid painted blind.

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Health is the greatest gift, contentment is the greatest wealth, a trusted friend is the best relative, Nibbana is the greatest bliss.

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To fear love is to fear life, and those who fear life are already three parts dead.

Bertrand Russell Marriage and Morals (1929)

Not for the body, but for the heart; companion and company are needed.

Sanu Sharma

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