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Quotes by

Gene Perret

Like good wine, marriage gets better with age — once you learn to keep a cork in it. – Gene Perret

Our marriage has always been a 50-50 proposition — with the possible exception of closet space. – Gene Perret

I wish I had the energy that my grandchildren have — if only for self-defense. – Gene Perret

Grandparents are there to help the child get into mischief they haven’t thought of yet. – Gene Perret

Two things I dislike about my granddaughter — when she won’t take her afternoon nap, and when she won’t let me take mine. – Gene Perret

My grandchild has taught me what true love means. It means watching Scooby-Doo cartoons while the basketball game is on another channel. – Gene Perret

My grandkids believe I’m the oldest thing in the world. And after two or three hours with them, I believe it, too. – Gene Perret

An hour with your grandchildren can make you feel young again. Anything longer than that, and you start to age quickly. – Gene Perret

I don’t intentionally spoil my grandkids. It’s just that correcting them often takes more energy than I have left. – Gene Perret

What a bargain grandchildren are! I give them my loose change, and they give me a million dollars’ worth of pleasure. – Gene Perret

I always give my grandkids a couple of quarters when they go home. It’s a bargain. – Gene Perret

Grandchildren don’t stay young forever, which is good because Pop-pops have only so many horsey rides in them. – Gene Perret

Grandchildren: the only people who can get more out of you than the IRS. – Gene Perret

Do you know why grandchildren are always so full of energy? They suck it out of their grandparents. – Gene Perret

On the seventh day God rested. His grandchildren must have been out of town. – Gene Perret

Our wedding was many years ago. The celebration continues to this day. – Gene Perret

I enjoy waking up and not having to go to work. So I do it three or four times a day. – Gene Perret

Retirement means no pressure, no stress, no heartache… unless you play golf. – Gene Perret

When you retire, you switch bosses — from the one who hired you to the one who married you. – Gene Perret