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“As a housewife, she had a light touch- She did not seem overburdened or cranky, she didn’t remind the rest of us how much she did- and yet she sewed many of her own and my clothes, kept the house meticulous, and always prepared our meals. The food we ate was acceptable more often then delicious; she favored pan broiled steak or noodle and cheese loafs, and she taught me her recipes in a low key, literal way, never explaining why I needed to know them. Why wouldn’t I need to know them? She was endlessly patient and a purveyor of small sweet gestures: Without commenting, she’d leave pretty ribbons or peppermint candies on my bed or, on my bureau, a single flower in a three inch vase.” – American Wife by: Curtis Sittenfeld

“Invest in what’s real. Clean as you go. Drink while you cook. Make it fun. It doesn’t have to be complicated. It will be what is will be.”

-Gwyneth Paltrow

“I’m selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can’t handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don’t deserve me at my best.” – Marilyn Monroe

“She felt sorry for everyone in the world because they couldn’t feel as she did. Oh you poor people, you think this is just another cold day. Look at me – I want to tell you how happy I am! The whole world belongs to me. In this very house there is a man, the most wonderful man in the world, and he belongs to me.” – Valley of The Dolls

John Foreman later summarized the classic conundrum of marriages in the 1950s: “The guy rides up on a white horse, sweeps the girl off her feet, and says, ‘Marry me and I’ll give you everything you want.’ Years pass and the wife comes to the painful conclusion that she is miserable. ‘Why are you unhappy?’ asks the husband. ‘What do you want?’ ‘I don’t know,’ the wife responds helplessly. ‘I thought you knew and were going to give it to me.’ ” – Vanity Fair.Com