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Marriage, in my view, should be a balanced stalemate between equal adversaries.

Barbara Mertz

stereotypes are awfully misleading. There are typical librarians, but not all librarians are typical.
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Librarian Stereo Typical
I do hope you have some money. I’m getting tired of hitting people.
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Hitting People Tired
Conventional history completely ignores half the human race.
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Half History Race
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
Superstition has its practical uses.
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Practical Superstitions Use
Getting an idea for a book is not the problem, but you need 300 ideas – an idea a page.
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Book Idea Needs
Nothing looks as self-satisfied as a contented cat.
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Cat Looks Self
It may take us a little longer to reach the summit, but never fear, we will get there!
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Determination Littles May
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
The trouble with unknown enemies is that they are so difficult to identify.
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Difficult Enemy Trouble
A man asking for help ought to at least give directions.
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Asking Giving Help Men
Most men are reasonably useful in a crisis. The difficulty lies in convincing them that the situation has reached a critical point
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Crisis Lying Men
Ramses had always been fond of Helen, in his peculiar fashion, but if he had looked at me as he was looking at her, I would have sent for a constable.
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Fashion Helen Peculiar
A lady cannot be blamed if a master criminal takes a fancy to her.
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Criminals Fancy Masters
I don’t think she realized how much she cared for him, or he for her, until the end. Hasn’t someone said a woman may be known by the men who love her enough to die for her? (If they haven’t, I claim the credit myself.)
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Credit Men Thinking
Money was the manure of politics.
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Manure Money Politics

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