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"When a child is locked in the bathroom with water running and he says he's doing nothing but the dog is barking, call 911."
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"There is nothing so absurd that some philosopher has not already said it."

"All that we know is nothing, we are merely crammed wastepaper baskets, unless we are in touch with that which laughs at all our knowing."

"Nothing is so unbelievable that oratory cannot make it acceptable."

"Answerest thou nothing? Behold how many things they witness against thee."

"Even if you have nothing to write, write and say so."

"I have been in there with all of them and there is nothing left for me to prove."
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"There's something wrong with a mother who washes out a measuring cup with soap and water after she's only measured water in it."


"For years my wedding ring has done its job. It has led me not into temptation. It has reminded my husband numerous times at parties that it's time to go home. It has been a source of relief to a dinner companion. It has been a status symbol in the maternity ward."


"My theory on housework is, if the item doesn't multiply, smell, catch fire, or block the refrigerator door, let it be. No one else cares. Why should you?"


"Once you get a spice in your home, you have it forever. Women never throw out spices. The Egyptians were buried with their spices. I know which one I'm taking with me when I go."


"Like religion, politics, and family planning, cereal is not a topic to be brought up in public. It's too controversial."


"Being a child at home alone in the summer is a high-risk occupation. If you call your mother at work thirteen times an hour, she can hurt you."


"I was terrible at straight items. When I wrote obituaries, my mother said the only thing I ever got them to do was die in alphabetical order."
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