I became hysterical and frightened and begged for sedation. And that was just the first prenatal visit.

Most women put off entertaining until the kids are grown.

the ultimate in longevity is the Christmas fruitcake. It is a cake made during the holidays with fruits that make it heavier than the stove it is cooked in.

No one ever died from sleeping in an unmade bed. I have known mothers who remake the bed after their children do it because there is wrinkle in the spread or the blanket is on crooked. This is sick.

I didn't fear old age. I was just becoming increasingly aware of the fact that the only people who said old age was beautiful were usually twenty-three years old.

Cleaning the house while the children are home is like shoveling while it's still snowing.

What makes people laugh? . . . It's a happy marriage between a person who needs to laugh and someone who's got one to give.