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There are times when parenthood seems nothing more than feeding the hand that bites you

There are times when parenthood seems nothing more than feeding the hand that bites you

Confession is good for the soul only in the sense that a tweed coat is...

Confession is good for the soul only in the sense that a tweed coat is...

The universe is like a safe to which there is a combination. But the combination...

The universe is like a safe to which there is a combination. But the combination...

I was thinking that we all learn by experience, but some of us have to...

I was thinking that we all learn by experience, but some of us have to...

I write when I'm inspired, and I see to it that I'm inspired at nine...

I write when I'm inspired, and I see to it that I'm inspired at nine...

I wanted to be bored to death, as good a way to go as any.

I wanted to be bored to death, as good a way to go as any.

When I can no longer bear to think of the victims of broken homes, I...

When I can no longer bear to think of the victims of broken homes, I...

Everybody hates me because I'm so universally liked.

Everybody hates me because I'm so universally liked.

The universe is like a safe to which there is a combination. But the combination...

The universe is like a safe to which there is a combination. But the combination...

There are times when parenthood seems nothing more than feeding the hand that bites you.

There are times when parenthood seems nothing more than feeding the hand that bites you.

Pain is the question mark turned like a fishhook in the human heart.

Pain is the question mark turned like a fishhook in the human heart.

A suburban mother's role is to deliver children obstetrically once, and by car forever after.

A suburban mother's role is to deliver children obstetrically once, and by car forever after.

Murals in restaurants are on a par with the food in museums.

Murals in restaurants are on a par with the food in museums.

I love being a writer. What I can't stand is the paperwork.

I love being a writer. What I can't stand is the paperwork.

Confession is good for the soul only in the sense that a tweed coat is...

Confession is good for the soul only in the sense that a tweed coat is...

I write when I'm inspired, and I see to it that I'm inspired at nine...

I write when I'm inspired, and I see to it that I'm inspired at nine...

Let us hope, that a kind Providence will put a speedy end to the acts...

Let us hope, that a kind Providence will put a speedy end to the acts...

When the solution is simple, God is answering.

When the solution is simple, God is answering.

Wherever God erects a house of prayer, The Devil always builds a chapel there; And...

Wherever God erects a house of prayer, The Devil always builds a chapel there; And...

Honestly, celibacy isn't hard. It's the gasers that sell you broken promises and try to...

Honestly, celibacy isn't hard. It's the gasers that sell you broken promises and try to...

If you and your children fare well, and your affairs be to your contentment, I...

If you and your children fare well, and your affairs be to your contentment, I...