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> [“Over the years our mother has beaten us with belts, shoes, rulers, extension cords, hair brushes, a wooden spoon, a fly swatter, a toilet brush, wire coat hangers, wooden coat hangers and sometimes one of our own toys. When you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-thurber/over-the-years-our-mother-has-beaten-us-with-belts-shoes-rulers/)

[Bob Thurber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-thurber/)

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## More by Bob Thurber

> [“Time heals nothing. Wounds fester and ooze. Life drags you by a rope over rocks and stones and one day you look up, look…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-thurber/time-heals-nothing-wounds-fester-and-ooze-life-drags-you-by-a-rope/)

[Bob Thurber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-thurber/)

> [“Memory in the mind of man can adapt to the worst conditions. I'll give you an example, an analogy of sorts: Each night I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-thurber/memory-in-the-mind-of-man-can-adapt-to-the-worst-conditions-i-ll-give/)

[Bob Thurber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-thurber/)

> [“I've already got the storm figured out. Some idiot blew up the sun. Some dumb Russian general pushed the wrong button and launched one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-thurber/i-ve-already-got-the-storm-figured-out-some-idiot-blew-up-the-sun/)

[Bob Thurber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-thurber/)

> [“Things I Used to Get Hit For: Talking back. Being smart. Acting stupid. Not listening. Not answering the first time. Not doing what I’m…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-thurber/things-i-used-to-get-hit-for-talking-back-being-smart-acting-stupid/)

[Bob Thurber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-thurber/)

> [“Despite an icy northeast wind huffing across the bay I sneak out after dark, after my mother falls asleep clutching her leather Bible, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-thurber/despite-an-icy-northeast-wind-huffing-across-the-bay-i-sneak-out/)

[Bob Thurber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-thurber/)

> [“Why the long face? Something happen?" "Nothing except my grandmother is still dead and my aunt moved to Sacramento and my sister just got…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-thurber/why-the-long-face-something-happen-nothing-except-my-grandmother-is/)

[Bob Thurber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-thurber/)

> [“Throughout my entire miserable childhood I woke at least once a night weeping from overwhelming delight. I did it hungry, I did it after…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-thurber/throughout-my-entire-miserable-childhood-i-woke-at-least-once-a-night/)

[Bob Thurber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-thurber/)

> [“A new day always forgives you, unless it's raining and you wake up in jail.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-thurber/a-new-day-always-forgives-you-unless-it-s-raining-and-you-wake-up-in/)

[Bob Thurber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-thurber/)

> [“Meanwhile, I work the route. I don’t quit, I don’t complain. Each day I learn more than I earn. Things are going to get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-thurber/meanwhile-i-work-the-route-i-don-t-quit-i-don-t-complain-each-day-i/)

[Bob Thurber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-thurber/)

> [“The first thing I check once I’m inside a story is the emotional weather. Is there a storm coming? What’s the temperature, and how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-thurber/the-first-thing-i-check-once-i-m-inside-a-story-is-the-emotional/)

[Bob Thurber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-thurber/)

> [“Over the years our mother has beaten us with belts, shoes, rulers, extension cords, hair brushes, a wooden spoon, a fly swatter, a toilet…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-thurber/over-the-years-our-mother-has-beaten-us-with-belts-shoes-rulers/)

[Bob Thurber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-thurber/)

> [“People like to make up stories about things they don’t understand, so there are over a thousand myths about the moon. One legend claims…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-thurber/people-like-to-make-up-stories-about-things-they-don-t-understand-so/)

[Bob Thurber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-thurber/)

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