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When one is striding bravely into the future one cannot watch one’s footing.

Barbara Mertz

It was hate at first sight, clean, pure and strong as grain alcohol.
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Hate Sight Strong
Children, I feel, are as much entitled to privacy as human beings.
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Children Feel Privacy
You are softening toward the young rascal because he is ill, and because he says he likes cats.” “It is an engaging quality, Emerson.” “That depends,” said Emerson darkly, “on how he likes them.
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Cat Likes Quality
When men start talking about ‘honor’, there is sure to be trouble ahead.
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Men Political Talking
The combination of physical strength and moral sincerity combined with tenderness of heart is exactly what is wanted in a husband.–Ameila Peabody
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Heart Husband Moral
Martyrdom is often the result of excessive gullibility.
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Martyrdom Results Sacrifice
When one is striding bravely into the future one cannot watch one’s footing.
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Foot Future Many One People Watches
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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Favors Lap Slugs
I have learned that particularly clever ideas do not always stand up under close scrutiny.
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Clever Ideas Scrutiny
I’ve been reading ghost stories ever since I could read. I’m immensely curious about ghosts and UFOs and all that stuff, but I’m a very hard-headed person.
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Ghost Reading Stories Stuff
Exaggeration is the cheapest form of humor.
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Exaggeration Form Humor
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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Ignorance Maturity Profound
The trouble with unknown enemies is that they are so difficult to identify.
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Difficult Enemy Trouble
..he continues to cling to the forlorn hope that I will turn into one of those swooning females…and fling myself squeeling at him whenever anything happens. Like all men, he clings to his illusions.
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Female Men Swooning
If someone lies down and invites you to trample upon him, you are a remarkable individual if you decline the invitation.
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Down And Lying Weakness
No woman really wants a man to carry her off; she only wants him to want to do it.
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Funny Want Women

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