"I remember thinking how often we look, but never see … we listen, but never hear … we exist, but never feel. We take our relationships for granted. A house is only a place. It has no life of its own. It needs human voices, activity and laughter to come alive."
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Humorists from the United StatesColumnists from the United StatesWomen journalists from the United StatesCatholics from the United StatesPeople from Dayton
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A Marriage Made In Heaven; or, Too Tired For an Affair (1993)
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Erma Bombeck
Erma Louise (Harris) Bombeck (February 21, 1927 – April 22, 1996), born Erma Fiste, was an American humorist who achieved great popularity for a newspaper column that depicted suburban home life in the second half of the 20th century.
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