I do not scruple to employ mendacity and a fictitious appearance of female incompetence when the occasion demands it.
BARBARA MERTZThe only people who are not in awe of Emerson’s powerful voice and well-nigh superhuman strength are the members of his own family. He is aware of this, and often complains about it; so from time to time I like to put on a little show of being intimidated. ‘Proceed, my dear,’ I said apologetically.
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I had refused Emerson’s well-meant offers of assistance, knowing his efforts would be confined to moving the furniture to the wrong places and demanding how much longer the process would take.
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Sekhmet crawled onto Ramses’s lap and began to purr. ‘The creature oozes like a furry slug,’ said Ramses, eyeing it without favor.
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stereotypes are awfully misleading. There are typical librarians, but not all librarians are typical.
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Many persons lead lives of crushing boredom.
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It is much more sensible to be an optimist instead of a pessimist, for if one is doomed to disappointment, why experience it in advance?
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When one is striding bravely into the future one cannot watch one’s footing.
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Nothing looks as self-satisfied as a contented cat.
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Getting an idea for a book is not the problem, but you need 300 ideas – an idea a page.
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That’s maturity-when you realize that you’ve finally arrived at a state of ignorance as profound as your parents.
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There was no warning, not even a knock. The door flew open, and he forgot his present aches and pains in anticipation of what lay in store. The figure that stood in the door was not that of an enemy. It was worse. It was his mother.
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I have learned that particularly clever ideas do not always stand up under close scrutiny.
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Marriage, in my view, should be a balanced stalemate between equal adversaries.
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Cats always pick the laps of the people who don’t like them.
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Is is difficult to be angry with a gentleman who pays you compliments, even impertinent compliments. Especially impertinent compliments.
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Giving other people advice is one of the most irritating and useless activities known to man.
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