Nefret had always had an uncanny ability to read his thoughts. ‘Did she cry?’ she asked sweetly. ‘And then you kissed her? You shouldn’t have done that. I’m sure you meant well, but kissing someone out of pity is always a mistake.
BARBARA MERTZReputations are shaped not by facts but by prejudices.
More Barbara Mertz Quotes
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Money was the manure of politics.
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When emotion supersedes reason … gullibility must follow.
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When men start talking about ‘honor’, there is sure to be trouble ahead.
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..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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The opportunity to lecture had restored my good humor.
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Spring is always cruel, with its false promise of resurrection.
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People who relate what they believe to be new and startling information like to have such information received with exclamations of astonishment and admiration.
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It may take us a little longer to reach the summit, but never fear, we will get there!
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Noble causes have a deplorable effect on the morals of the persons who espouse them.
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The trouble with unknown enemies is that they are so difficult to identify.
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I would never have supposed that inexperienced girl was capable of such cold-blooded, calculating manipulation!
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Exaggeration is the cheapest form of humor.
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I can do a book in three months if I spend all day, seven days a week at it and, in fact, I work better that way.
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It was hate at first sight, clean, pure and strong as grain alcohol.
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Marriage, in my view, should be a balanced stalemate between equal adversaries.
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