Ann Landers, American advice columnist has been quoted as saying many fantastic things over the years. We find this one extremely appropriate as it hits home more than it should. Click through for more great quotes from Ann...
Ann's wise words were well documented in many forms of American media. For those who need a good laugh, or smile at least, check out 29 more quotes from the great Ann Landers.
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Comments (9)
She's a funny lady. I like her sass. :)
I need a translation of that quote....either she means you find so many great books in the attic that you get distracted...or she means that only uneducated people can clean.....which would fit the values of the society in which she existed, but not this one. I don't get it?
What?! Does this mean you should hire someone who can't read to clean out your attic? Because you know, there are still people in America who can't-- there were probably a lot more of them during her hayday. What a terrible thing to say.
Ugh.
This site is fun and then people start reading way in too deep.
It's a funny quote, and also so true. It takes such a long time to sort out through books and magazines and any reading material because one gets stuck in between the pages.
I hate it when a joke has to be explained or else it will offend the sensibilities of people.
It's interesting that an interior design website were to post this, because my understanding is that Ann Landers thought that all this business of keeping one's home was a crock. Wasn't it she who didn't want her tombstone to read "kept a neat home?" She was more about being in touch with the world at large than being in touch with the home. Or at least that's what I'm recalling...
what lovely cursive font. does anyone know the font type they used?
People stop reading into shit so deeply. Geez, the woman's gone for F@#$'s sake you can't ask now. I really miss reading her advice columns. She was an inspirational person.
I'm not a big fan of Landers, but I suspect the quote is out of context. Most likely the quote was more a wry comment on the difficulty people who love to read have in getting rid of old books, even the bad ones. It doesn't seem to have anything to do with servants, general literacy, or the ability to otherwise keep a neat and clean house.
Its like when you buy something that has been wrapped in newspaper, say at a garage sale,or find a newspaper behind a wall when you renovate you just have to read it and therefore your work is held up. (I think that's what she means).