#safety valve

It's the safety valve of middle life, and the solace of age. ↗

— Mary Roberts Rinehart

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Purring would seem to be, in her case, an automatic safety valve device for dealing with happiness overflow. ↗

— Monica Edwards

#case #dealing #device #happiness #her

I don't believe in life after death. But I do believe in some grinding destiny that watches over us on earth. If I didn't, the safety valve would give and the boiler would explode. ↗

— Hedy Lamarr

#believe #boiler #death #destiny #earth

If we know there is enough money in there for nine or ten months, we won't worry too much. They can come back and get more-not all they want, but a large piece of it. So you always have the supplemental as a safety valve. ↗

— John William McCormack

#back #come #enough #get #know