It's terrible to realize that you don't learn how to live until you're ready to die; and, then it's too late.
Edna FerberNo woman ought to pretend she's intelligent. And if she is she ought to have the intelligence to pretend she isn't.
Edna FerberA story must simmer in its own juice for months or even years before it's ready to serve.
Edna FerberPeople permit life to slide past them like a deft pickpocket, their purse-not yet missed and now too late-in his hand.
Edna Ferber