I had refused Emerson’s well-meant offers of assistance, knowing his efforts would be confined to moving the furniture to the wrong places and demanding how much longer the process would take.
BARBARA MERTZMost men are reasonably useful in a crisis. The difficulty lies in convincing them that the situation has reached a critical point
More Barbara Mertz Quotes
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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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stereotypes are awfully misleading. There are typical librarians, but not all librarians are typical.
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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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a church ought to express the joy of religion as well as its majesty.
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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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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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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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kissing someone out of pity is always a mistake.
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I never meant to marry. In my opinion, a woman born in the last half of the nineteenth century of the Christian era suffered from enough disadvantages without willfully embracing another.
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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.
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When one is striding bravely into the future one cannot watch one’s footing.
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You are softening toward the young rascal because he is ill, and because he says he likes cats.” “It is an engaging quality, Emerson.” “That depends,” said Emerson darkly, “on how he likes them.
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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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Many persons lead lives of crushing boredom.
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I do hope you have some money. I’m getting tired of hitting people.
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I would never have supposed that inexperienced girl was capable of such cold-blooded, calculating manipulation!
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Marriage, in my view, should be a balanced stalemate between equal adversaries.
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I do not scruple to employ mendacity and a fictitious appearance of female incompetence when the occasion demands it.
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If someone lies down and invites you to trample upon him, you are a remarkable individual if you decline the invitation.
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Noble causes have a deplorable effect on the morals of the persons who espouse them.
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If you take a man by surprise, and behave with sufficient arrogance, he will generally do what you ask. -Emerson
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A lady cannot be blamed if a master criminal takes a fancy to her.
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…Nefret said with a gusty sigh, ‘Well, that’s done it. We may as well join in, Ramses, family arguments are the favorite form of amusement here and this looks like being a loud one.
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It may take us a little longer to reach the summit, but never fear, we will get there!
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I can do a book in three months if I spend all day, seven days a week at it and, in fact, I work better that way.
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I’ve been reading ghost stories ever since I could read. I’m immensely curious about ghosts and UFOs and all that stuff, but I’m a very hard-headed person.
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