Erma Bombeck Quotes

Never go to a doctor whose office plants have died. Erma Bombeck

Dreams have only one owner at a time. That’s why dreamers are lonely. Erma Bombeck

Housework, if you do it right, will kill you. Erma Bombeck

Marriage has no guarantees. If that’s what you’re looking for, go live with a car battery. Erma Bombeck

My second favorite household chore is ironing. My first being hitting my head on the top bunk bed until I faint. Erma Bombeck

I was terrible at straight items. When I wrote obituaries, my mother said the only thing I ever got them to do was die in alphabetical order. Erma Bombeck

Car designers are just going to have to come up with an automobile that outlasts the payments. Erma Bombeck

Never lend your car to anyone to whom you have given birth. Erma Bombeck

Motherhood is the second oldest profession in the world. It never questions age, height, religious preference, health, political affiliation, citizenship, morality, ethnic background, marital status, economic level, convenience, or previous experience.
Erma Bombeck

The art of never making a mistake is crucial to motherhood. To be effective and to gain the respect she needs to function, a mother must have her children believe she has never engaged in sex, never made a bad decision, never caused her own mother a moment’s anxiety, and was never a child. Erma Bombeck

A grandmother pretends she doesn’t know who you are on Halloween. Erma Bombeck