Quotes & anectdotes from the wise, the foolish, the courageous & the drunk

Edna Ferber Novelist

  • Gender: Female
  • Citizenship: United States
  • Born: Aug 15, 1885
  • Died: Apr 16, 1968

Edna Ferber was an American novelist, short story writer and playwright. Her novels were especially popular and included the Pulitzer Prize-winning So Big, Show Boat, Cimarron, and Giant.

Being an old maid is like death by drowning, a really delightful sensation after you cease to struggle. death

If American politics are too dirty for women to take part in, there's something wrong with American politics. politics

Christmas isn't a season. It's a feeling. Christmas

Living the past is a dull and lonely business looking back strains the neck muscles, causing you to bump into people not going your way. business

Life can't defeat a writer who is in love with writing, for life itself is a writer's lover until death. death

Mother's Day May 12, 2025

Motherhood: All love begins and ends there. 22 other sayings from Robert Browning

22 other sayings from Robert Browning

A mother's happiness is like a beacon, lighting up the future but reflected also on the past in the guise of fond memories. 53 quotes from Honore de Balzac

53 quotes from Honore de Balzac

With what price we pay for the glory of motherhood. 5 quotes from Isadora Duncan

5 quotes from Isadora Duncan

The babe at first feeds upon the mother's bosom, but it is always on her heart. 58 wisdom & wit from Henry Ward Beecher

58 wisdom & wit from Henry Ward Beecher