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Erma Bombeck

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Erma Bombeck (1927–1996) was an American humorist and columnist who found comedy in the everyday chaos of suburban domestic life. Her syndicated newspaper column reached millions of readers, and her bestselling books — including *The Grass Is Always Greener over the Septic Tank* — made her one of America's most beloved humor writers.

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“Dreams have only one owner at a time. That's why dreamers are lonely.”

— Erma Bombeck

Dreams

All Quotes by Erma Bombeck

“Who in their infinite wisdom decreed that Little League uniforms be white? Certainly not a mother.”

— Erma Bombeck

Mom

“All of us have moments in our lives that test our courage. Taking children into a house with a white carpet is one of them.”

— Erma Bombeck

Courage

“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.”

— Erma Bombeck

Life

“I've exercised with women so thin that buzzards followed them to their cars.”

— Erma Bombeck

Women

“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'.”

— Erma Bombeck

God

“Never order food in excess of your body weight.”

— Erma Bombeck

Food

“Never have more children than you have car windows.”

— Erma Bombeck

Car

“I take a very practical view of raising children. I put a sign in each of their rooms: 'Checkout Time is 18 years.'”

— Erma Bombeck

Time

“My kids always perceived the bathroom as a place where you wait it out until all the groceries are unloaded from the car.”

— Erma Bombeck

Car

“Marriage has no guarantees. If that's what you're looking for, go live with a car battery.”

— Erma Bombeck

Car

“Getting out of the hospital is a lot like resigning from a book club. You're not out of it until the computer says you're out of it.”

— Erma Bombeck

Medical

“If a man watches three football games in a row, he should be declared legally dead.”

— Erma Bombeck

Sports

“Thanks to my mother, not a single cardboard box has found its way back into society. We receive gifts in boxes from stores that went out of business twenty years ago.”

— Erma Bombeck

Business

“For years my wedding ring has done its job. It has led me not into temptation. It has reminded my husband numerous times at parties that it's time to go home. It has been a source of relief to a dinner companion. It has been a status symbol in the maternity ward.”

— Erma Bombeck

Home

“Don't confuse fame with success. Madonna is one Helen Keller is the other.”

— Erma Bombeck

Success

“Youngsters of the age of two and three are endowed with extraordinary strength. They can lift a dog twice their own weight and dump him into the bathtub.”

— Erma Bombeck

Age

“Never lend your car to anyone to whom you have given birth.”

— Erma Bombeck

Car

“There is a thin line that separates laughter and pain, comedy and tragedy, humor and hurt.”

— Erma Bombeck

Humor

“God created man, but I could do better.”

— Erma Bombeck

God

“A friend never defends a husband who gets his wife an electric skillet for her birthday.”

— Erma Bombeck

Birthday