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

Barbara Mertz

…Nefret said with a gusty sigh, ‘Well, that’s done it. We may as well join in, Ramses, family arguments are the favorite form of amusement here and this looks like being a loud one.
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Amusement Done Looks
Writing is like a bird-watcher watching for birds: the stories are there: you just have to train yourself to look for them.
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Bird Looks Writing
A man asking for help ought to at least give directions.
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Asking Giving Help Men
A fondness for martyrdom, especially of the verbal variety, is common to the young.
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Common Young Youth
Cats always pick the laps of the people who don’t like them.
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Cat Lap People
Exaggeration is the cheapest form of humor.
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Exaggeration Form Humor
He hesitated for a moment. Then he said softly, “I love you, Mother.” He took my hand and kissed it, and folded my fingers round the stem of the rose. He had stripped it of its thorns.
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Love Mother Son You
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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Doors Mother Pain
Martyrdom is often the result of excessive gullibility.
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Martyrdom Results Sacrifice
A lady cannot be blamed if a master criminal takes a fancy to her.
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Criminals Fancy Masters
a church ought to express the joy of religion as well as its majesty.
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Church Joy Majesty
When one is striding bravely into the future one cannot watch one’s footing.
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Foot Future Many One People Watches
But the dust! And the clutter! My housewifely and scholarly instincts were equally offended.
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Dust Instinct Scholarly
It was hate at first sight, clean, pure and strong as grain alcohol.
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Hate Sight Strong
Giving other people advice is one of the most irritating and useless activities known to man.
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Giving Men People
Marriage, in my view, should be a balanced stalemate between equal adversaries.
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