When there's a lot of it around, you never want it very much. Peg Bracken More Quotes by Peg Bracken More Quotes From Peg Bracken You may have noticed, as I have, that if ever you find yourself declaring emphatically and unequivocally that you will never do some one particular thing, chances are good that this is precisely what you will one day find yourself doing. Peg Bracken finding-yourselfone-daymay One of the loveliest things about being grown up is the knowledge that never again will I have to go through the miserable business of performing in Mrs. Smedley's Annual Piano Recital at McKinleyville's First Presbyterian Church. Peg Bracken pianochurchfirsts Cheese for dessert is rather like Paradise Lost in that everyone thinks he ought to like it, but still you don't notice too many people actually curling up with it. Peg Bracken paradisepeoplethinking Quotations can be valuable, like raisins in the rice pudding, for adding iron as well as eye appeal. Peg Bracken ironpuddingeye Everything takes longer than you think it should, except for some things that don't take as long. Peg Bracken shouldlongthinking When you're little, time stretches obligingly, and vacation is forever. Peg Bracken vacationforeverlittles ... parents embarrass their children probably more than the other way around. I don't know why we should blush so hard for our parents -- we didn't rear them -- and yet we do. Peg Bracken parentchildrenway On their return from a trip, it is wise to see friends promptly, before they've had time to get their pictures developed. Peg Bracken returnwisetravel Drinking: something to do while getting drunk. Peg Bracken getting-drunkdrunkdrinking Like a chastity belt, the package tour keeps you out of mischief but a bit restive for wondering what you missed. Peg Bracken beltswondertravel Peas went with carrots as infallibly as ham went with eggs. For years I thought carrots and peas grew on the same vine. Peg Bracken vineseggsyears The same fire that hardens the egg will melt the butter; and much depends on the personality type, whether you customarily rise to a challenge or whether you sink. For as long as I can remember, I have been a sinker. One challenge, and I drop like a rock. Peg Bracken rockseggsfire Mothers always think you are working either too hard or not hard enough. Peg Bracken enoughmotherthinking People would have more leisure time if it weren't for all the leisure-time activities that use it up. Peg Bracken leisureusepeople Kitchens were different then, too - not only what came out of them, but their smells and sounds. A hot pie cooling smells different from a frozen pie thawing. Peg Bracken kitchensmellpie It isn't surprising that many children consider their parents to be a little dim, and that they sometimes try to update them. The fact that they don't usually try too hard is just as well; a thoroughly updated parent is an unappetizing sight. Peg Bracken parentsightchildren This wild emaciated look appeals to some women, though not to many men, who are seldom seen pinning up a Vogue illustration in a machine shop. Peg Bracken illustrationmenlooks People will admit to arson and mayhem sooner than no sense of humor. Peg Bracken arsonhumorpeople The fact is, the cocktail party has much in its favor. Going to one is a good way of indicating that you're still alive and about, if such is the case, and that you're glad other people are, without having to spend an entire evening proving it. Peg Bracken alivepartypeople travel never made a bore interesting; it only makes for a well-traveled bore, in the same way coffee makes for a wide-awake drunk. In fact, the more a bore travels, the worse he gets. The only advantage in it for his friends and family is that he isn't home as much. Peg Bracken drunkcoffeehome
