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Sekhmet crawled onto Ramses’s lap and began to purr. ‘The creature oozes like a furry slug,’ said Ramses, eyeing it without favor.

Barbara Mertz

Sometimes the characters develop almost without your knowing it. You find them doing things you hadn’t planned on, and then I have to go back to page 42 and fix things. I’m not recommending it as a way to write. It’s very sloppy, but it works for me.
BARBARA MERTZ

Character Knowing Writing
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.
BARBARA MERTZ

Beautiful Hero Nice
If all else fails, we will simply have to drug our attendants, overpower the guards, raise the oppressed peasants to arms, and take over the government.
BARBARA MERTZ

Arms Drug Government
Nothing looks as self-satisfied as a contented cat.
BARBARA MERTZ

Cat Looks Self
Exaggeration is the cheapest form of humor.
BARBARA MERTZ

Exaggeration Form Humor
there is nothing like a garden to rest the soul.
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Garden Gardening Soul
When men start talking about ‘honor’, there is sure to be trouble ahead.
BARBARA MERTZ

Men Political Talking
I do not scruple to employ mendacity and a fictitious appearance of female incompetence when the occasion demands it.
BARBARA MERTZ

Appearance Demand Female
Reputations are shaped not by facts but by prejudices.
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Facts Prejudice Reputation
People who relate what they believe to be new and startling information like to have such information received with exclamations of astonishment and admiration.
BARBARA MERTZ

Astonishment Believe People
Your trousers are on fire. I would have told you, but you so dislike advice.
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Advice Fire Trouser
The approval of a cat cannot but flatter the recipient.
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Approval Cat Flatter Recipient
It may take us a little longer to reach the summit, but never fear, we will get there!
BARBARA MERTZ

Determination Littles May
Humor is an excellent method of keeping a tight rein on unproductive displays of emotion.
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Emotion Excellent Method
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
The trouble with unknown enemies is that they are so difficult to identify.
BARBARA MERTZ

Difficult Enemy Trouble

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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