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I do, however, think it would be difficult to write books I don’t like to read.

Barbara Mertz

Giving other people advice is one of the most irritating and useless activities known to man.
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Giving Men People
It was hate at first sight, clean, pure and strong as grain alcohol.
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Hate Sight Strong
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.
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Done Kissing Mistake
Cats always made up to the people who hated them the most. Depending on how you chose to look at it, it was a touching manifestation of trust, or a malicious pleasure in human discomfort.
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Cat People Touching
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
To argue without knowledge is like trying to weave without thread.
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Arguing Thread Trying
The only way to do it is to do it: by writing, writing, writing.
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Only Way Write Writing
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 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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Answers Courses Superb
I do, however, think it would be difficult to write books I don’t like to read.
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Book Thinking Writing
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
It’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.
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Fighting Home Sorry
Husbands do not care to be contradicted. Indeed, I do not know anyone who does.
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Care Contradicted Husband
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
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
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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Astonishment Believe People

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