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Perhaps all artists were, in a sense, housewives: tenders of the e

Perhaps all artists were, in a sense, housewives: tenders of the earth household. – Erica Jong

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When I met my husband, I refused to invite him home for Passover because I was embarrassed my mother might serve all the catered dishes in the wrong order. – Erica Jong

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Poetry is the language we speak in the most terrifying or ecstatic passages of our lives. But the very word poetry scares people. They think of their grade school teachers reciting Hiawatha and they groan. – Erica Jong

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I got the blues thinking of the future, so I left off and made some marmalade. It’s amazing how it cheers one up to shred oranges and scrub the floor. – D.H. Lawrence

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My theory on housework is, if the item doesnt multiply, smell, catch on fire or block the refrigerator door, let it be. No one cares. Why should you? – Erma Bombeck

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The meal’s complete when the kitchen’s neat. – Author Unknown

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Law of the Workshop: Any tool, when dropped, will roll to the least accessible corner. – Author Unknown

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Take the world as it is, not as it ought to be. – Proverb

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