When one is striding bravely into the future one cannot watch one’s footing.
BARBARA MERTZWhen one is striding bravely into the future one cannot watch one’s footing.
BARBARA MERTZNoble causes have a deplorable effect on the morals of the persons who espouse them.
BARBARA MERTZIf you take a man by surprise, and behave with sufficient arrogance, he will generally do what you ask. -Emerson
BARBARA MERTZYour trousers are on fire. I would have told you, but you so dislike advice.
BARBARA MERTZa church ought to express the joy of religion as well as its majesty.
BARBARA MERTZThere was no warning, not even a knock. The door flew open, and he forgot his present aches and pains in anticipation of what lay in store. The figure that stood in the door was not that of an enemy. It was worse. It was his mother.
BARBARA MERTZHusbands do not care to be contradicted. Indeed, I do not know anyone who does.
BARBARA MERTZA lady cannot be blamed if a master criminal takes a fancy to her.
BARBARA MERTZI’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.
BARBARA MERTZIt’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.
BARBARA MERTZ…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.
BARBARA MERTZWriting is like a bird-watcher watching for birds: the stories are there: you just have to train yourself to look for them.
BARBARA MERTZNefret 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.
BARBARA MERTZthere is nothing like a garden to rest the soul.
BARBARA MERTZI knew the answer, and–of course–so did Ramses. He has superb breath control and always gets in ahead of me.
BARBARA MERTZRamses 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.
BARBARA MERTZ