If American politics are too dirty for women to take part in, theres something wrong with American politics. – Edna Ferber
Living the past is a dull and lonely business; looking back strains the neck muscles, causing you to bump into people not going your way. – Edna Ferber
A woman can look both moral and exciting… if she also looks as if it was quite a struggle. – Edna Ferber
Being an old maid is like death by drowning, a really delightful sensation after you cease to struggle. – Edna Ferber
We cant understand when were pregnant, or when our siblings are expecting, how profound it is to have a shared history with a younger generation: blood, genes, humor. It means we were actually here, on Earth, for a time – like the Egyptians with their pyramids, only with children. – Anne Lamott