But the dust! And the clutter! My housewifely and scholarly instincts were equally offended.
BARBARA MERTZIt’s not unsporting to thrash a cowardly cad,’ said Simmons. ‘Everyone knows you don’t fight like a gentleman.’ ‘That might be called an oxymoron,’ Ramses said. ‘Oh–sorry. Bad form to use long words. Look it up when you get home.’ The poor devil didn’t know how to fight, like a gentleman or otherwise.
More Barbara Mertz Quotes
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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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Superstition has its practical uses.
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The only way to do it is to do it: by writing, writing, writing.
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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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I have no writing habit. I work when I feel like it, and I work when I have to – mostly the latter.
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I disapprove of matrimony as a matter of principle…. Why should any independent, intelligent female choose to subject herself to the whims and tyrannies of a husband? I assure you, I have yet to meet a man as sensible as myself! (Amelia Peabody)
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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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Noble causes have a deplorable effect on the morals of the persons who espouse them.
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kissing someone out of pity is always a mistake.
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It was hate at first sight, clean, pure and strong as grain alcohol.
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I knew the answer, and–of course–so did Ramses. He has superb breath control and always gets in ahead of me.
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I sometimes wonder what it would be like to be the respected patriarch of an ordinary English family.” “Very boring, Emerson.
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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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Nothing looks as self-satisfied as a contented cat.
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The 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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