But that's typical of me. "This is going to end in tears," I tell myself every time I balance a cup of coffee on the upholstered arm of the chair I'm sitting on. And then, lo and behold, the cup topples and even before it lands, I tell myself, "Told me so!" Not to spell out, or spill out, one of the metaphors of my life, but I always do the stupid thing and then I do it again. I never learn.
Mothers know the difference between a broth and a consommé. And the difference between damask and chintz. And the difference between vinyl and Naugah… - Patricia Marx
Mothers know the difference between a broth and a consommé. And the difference between damask and chintz. And the difference between vinyl and Naugah…
- Patricia Marx
I do not find the concept of consorting with unknown persons appealing. - Patricia Marx
I do not find the concept of consorting with unknown persons appealing.
It's always gratifying to share a hobby with a friend, and pining for erstwhile suitors falls into that category. In the months to come, Libby and I … - Patricia Marx
It's always gratifying to share a hobby with a friend, and pining for erstwhile suitors falls into that category. In the months to come, Libby and I …
Christmas cards ... are technically only junk mail from people you know. - Patricia Marx
Christmas cards ... are technically only junk mail from people you know.
There better not be a God because I'll be in big trouble. - Patricia Marx
There better not be a God because I'll be in big trouble.
I love narcissists-even more than they love themselves. You don't have to buoy them up. They are their own razzle-dazzle show and you are the blessed… - Patricia Marx
I love narcissists-even more than they love themselves. You don't have to buoy them up. They are their own razzle-dazzle show and you are the blessed…
Perhaps the most mysterious of all mammals is the male Homo sapiens. Indeed, many anthropologists classify the group as a subspecies. - Patricia Marx
Perhaps the most mysterious of all mammals is the male Homo sapiens. Indeed, many anthropologists classify the group as a subspecies.
The Chinese are no slouches when it comes to capitalism. - Patricia Marx
The Chinese are no slouches when it comes to capitalism.
Every nuclear bomb is an Auschwitz waiting to happen. - Patricia Marx
Every nuclear bomb is an Auschwitz waiting to happen.
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