God's knocks?

October 24, 2009 10:00 PM

Help me find a quote I have forgotten.

A while ago I read a quote that went something like- "If God were kind, he would have given a woman some hard knocks before she's thirty." Or some such. Does anyone know it, and who said it? Thanks!

posted by Acacia to writing & language (1 comment total)

I haven't a clue, but I have to ask:

In this context, does "hard knock" refer to a disappointment/failure/setback sort of thing, or a particularly vigorous no-underpants encounter sort of thing?
posted by SebastianKnight at 3:54 PM on October 25