Quote by Edna Ferber
Living the past is a dull and lonely business; looking back strain

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

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A woman can look both moral and exciting… if she also looks as if it was quite a struggle. – Edna Ferber

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I am not belittling the brave pioneer men but the sunbonnet as well as the sombrero has helped to settle this glorious land of ours. – Edna Ferber

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Being an old maid is like death by drowning, a really delightful sensation after you cease to struggle. – Edna Ferber

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