"[Her daughter] calls her 'Betty,' as in Crocker. Irene doesn't mind. In many ways, she's flattered. She thinks people who value creating a home and caring for children are vastly underrated. Vastly, vastly, vastly. Plus more vastly than that, and then some. What better thing than to have a skinned knee tended by someone who feels the injury along with you? What deeper comfort after a bad dream than seeing a familiar silhouette at your doorjamb, feeling a familiar weight settling itself at your bedside? A table set properly, folded clothes, a stocked refrigerator. Who can say they do not appreciate the idea of home when it conveys such riches - not only appreciate it but also, in certain moments, grant it the elevated place it deserves?"
And another one I came across:
"A comfortable home is a great source of happiness. It ranks immediately after health and a good conscience."
-Sydney Smith
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