Giving birth is little more than a set of muscular contractions granting passage of a child. Then the mother is born.
Erma BombeckIn Russia, as I sat there day after day wearing headphones, listening to the interpreter struggle to make our words relevant, I wondered if we could establish meaningful rapport with a nation that had never seen raisins dance in dark glasses on TV...never had a garage sale.
Erma BombeckI remember thinking how often we look, but never see ... we listen, but never hear ... we exist, but never feel. We take our relationships for granted. A house is only a place. It has no life of its own. It needs human voices, activity and laughter to come alive.
Erma BombeckDid you ever notice that the first piece of luggage on the carousel never belongs to anyone?
Erma Bombeck