Bessie-isms:

*At least half of our memories are lies; retouched photos of what we wish to see rather than what truly was.

*A person lacking good sense will likely fail at marriage. Of course, a good argument can be made that only someone lacking sense can be persuaded to marry in the first place.

Quotable:

Who among us is mature enough for offspring before the offspring themselves arrive? The value of marriage is not that adults produce children, but that children produce adults.

Peter de Vries