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It was hate at first sight, clean, pure and strong as grain alcohol.

Barbara Mertz

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
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
The approval of a cat cannot but flatter the recipient.
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Approval Cat Flatter Recipient
The only way to do it is to do it: by writing, writing, writing.
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Only Way Write Writing
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
There is nothing sadder than the cheerful letters of the dead, expressing hopes that were never fulfilled, ambitions that were never achieved, dreams cut off before they could come to fruition.
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Ambition Cutting Dream
A fondness for martyrdom, especially of the verbal variety, is common to the young.
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Common Young Youth
Loving someone condemns you to a lifetime of fear. You become painfully conscious of how fragile people are – bundles of brittle bones and vulnerable flesh, breeding grounds for billions of deadly germs and horrible diseases.
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Disease Loving People Someone
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
Cats always pick the laps of the people who don’t like them.
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Cat Lap People
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
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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Habit Latter Writing
Martyrdom is often the result of excessive gullibility.
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Martyrdom Results Sacrifice
Noble causes have a deplorable effect on the morals of the persons who espouse them.
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Noble Political Politics
The combination of physical strength and moral sincerity combined with tenderness of heart is exactly what is wanted in a husband.–Ameila Peabody
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Heart Husband Moral
Humor is an excellent method of keeping a tight rein on unproductive displays of emotion.
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Emotion Excellent Method

It was hate at first sight, clean, pure and strong as grain alcohol.

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