"Laughter rises out of tragedy when you need it the most, and rewards you for your courage.












Housework can kill you if done right.
More Erma Bombeck quotes
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"All of us have moments in out lives that test our courage. Taking children into a house with a white carpet is one of them.
"Written on her tombstone: "I told you I was sick.
"Humor is a spontaneous, wonderful bit of an outburst that just comes. It's unbridled, its unplanned, it's full of suprises.
"When your mother asks, "Do you want a piece of advice?" it's a mere formality. It doesn't matter if you answer yes or no. You're going to get it anywa...
"We hit the sunny beaches where we occupy ourselves keeping the sun off our skin, the saltwater off our bodies, and the sand out of our belongings.
"When humor goes, there goes civilization.
"There is a thin line that separates laughter and pain, comedy and tragedy, humor and hurt.
"A grandmother pretends she doesn't know who you are on Halloween.
"Sometimes I can't figure designers out. It's as if they flunked human anatomy.
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"I have seen my kid struggle into the kitchen in the morning with outfits that need only one accessory: an empty gin bottle.
"Everyone is guilty at one time or another of throwing out questions that beg to be ignored, but mothers seem to have a market on the supply. "Do you w...