“ Our children await Christmas presents like politicians getting in election returns: there's the Uncle Fred precinct and the Aunt Ruth district still to come in. Marcelene Cox
“ No one knows his true character until he has run out of gas, purchased something on the installment plan and raised an adolescent. Marcelene Cox
“ Weather means more when you have a garden. There's nothing like listening to a shower and thinking how it is soaking in around your green beans. Marcelene Cox
“ One sure way to lose another woman's friendship is to try to improve her flower arrangements. Marcelene Cox
“ Children in a family are like flowers in a bouquet: there's always one determined to face in an opposite direction from the way the arranger desires. Marcelene Cox
“ The way to achieve happiness is to have a high standard for yourself and a medium one for everyone else. Marcelene Cox
“ Parents are often so busy with the physical rearing of children that they miss the glory of parenthood just as the grandeur of the trees is lost when raking leaves. Marcelene Cox
