80 Quotes by 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.

it isn't true, by the way, that nothing is as bad as you think it's going to be. Some things are exactly as bad as you thought they were going to be, and some things are worse.

I recently adopted for my own a good motto I saw somewhere, on a barroom mirror or possibly a washroom wall: 'The time you enjoyed wasting wasn't wasted.' I think I'll have that printed some day on a T-shirt or the bedroom ceiling.

How to Comfort Yourself When You Have Acted Like a Jackass Everyone does this occasionally, and you shouldn't feel too upset about it unless it happens quite often, such as three times a day, in which case you must simply get used to it. Remember, other people like you as well or better for it, because it makes them feel so superior; so you've spread a little sunshine. And at the very least, you've served as a bad example.

But let me say this about learning experiences: they're weird. Or put it this way: what you learn from a learning experience is generally something else.

Life is so very simple when you have no facts to confuse you.

As millions of women have done before me, I pulled domesticity over my head like a blanket and found I was still cold.

Why does a slight tax increase cost you two hundred dollars and a substantial tax cut save you thirty cents?

the most all-around, practical, long-wearing illusions are the ones that you weave yourself.