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Spring is always cruel, with its false promise of resurrection.

Barbara Mertz

I do hope you have some money. I’m getting tired of hitting people.
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Hitting People Tired
Reputations are shaped not by facts but by prejudices.
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Facts Prejudice Reputation
A lady cannot be blamed if a master criminal takes a fancy to her.
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Criminals Fancy Masters
There are too many people in the world as it is, but the supply of ancient manuscripts is severely limited.
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Ancient People World
Exaggeration is the cheapest form of humor.
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Exaggeration Form Humor
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
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
No woman really wants a man to carry her off; she only wants him to want to do it.
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Funny Want Women
I am so tired of ruggedly handsome heroes. I don’t know too many ruggedly handsome people who are necessarily nice people. In fact, the beautiful people have a big handicap because they rely too much on their appearance and don’t bother to become interesting.
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Beautiful Hero Nice
In the silence I heard Bastet, who had retreated under the bed, carrying on a mumbling, profane monologue. (If you ask how I knew it was profane, I presume you have never owned a cat.)
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Bed Cat Silence
When men start talking about ‘honor’, there is sure to be trouble ahead.
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Men Political Talking
I knew the answer, and–of course–so did Ramses. He has superb breath control and always gets in ahead of me.
BARBARA MERTZ

Answers Courses Superb
Husbands do not care to be contradicted. Indeed, I do not know anyone who does.
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Care Contradicted Husband
To argue without knowledge is like trying to weave without thread.
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Arguing Thread Trying
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 is easier to counterfeit old age than youth.
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Age Easier Youth

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