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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.

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

— Erma Bombeck

God

All Quotes by Erma Bombeck

“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

“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

“It takes a lot of courage to show your dreams to someone else.”

— Erma Bombeck

Courage

“Guilt: the gift that keeps on giving.”

— Erma Bombeck

Funny

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

— Erma Bombeck

Mom

“It is not until you become a mother that your judgment slowly turns to compassion and understanding.”

— Erma Bombeck

Mom

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

— Erma Bombeck

Morning

“It goes without saying that you should never have more children than you have car windows.”

— Erma Bombeck

Car

“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.”

— Erma Bombeck

Society

“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

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

— Erma Bombeck

Success

“Children make your life important.”

— Erma Bombeck

Life

“I have a hat. It is graceful and feminine and give me a certain dignity, as if I were attending a state funeral or something. Someday I may get up enough courage to wear it, instead of carrying it.”

— Erma Bombeck

Courage

“When humor goes, there goes civilization.”

— Erma Bombeck

Humor

“A friend doesn't go on a diet because you are fat.”

— Erma Bombeck

Diet

“Once you get a spice in your home, you have it forever. Women never throw out spices. The Egyptians were buried with their spices. I know which one I'm taking with me when I go.”

— Erma Bombeck

Home

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

— Erma Bombeck

Dreams

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

— Erma Bombeck

Birthday

“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