A woman can look both moral and exciting… if she also looks as if it was quite a struggle. — Edna Ferber
Being an old maid is like death by drowning, a really delightful sensation after you cease to struggle. — Edna Ferber
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. — Edna Ferber
If american politics are too dirty for women to take part in, there’s something wrong with american politics. — Edna Ferber
Life cannot defeat a writer who is in love with writing – for life itself is a writer’s love until death. — Edna Ferber