Spring is always cruel, with its false promise of resurrection.
BARBARA MERTZIn 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.)
More Barbara Mertz Quotes
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When one is striding bravely into the future one cannot watch one’s footing.
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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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a church ought to express the joy of religion as well as its majesty.
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stereotypes are awfully misleading. There are typical librarians, but not all librarians are typical.
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He hesitated for a moment. Then he said softly, “I love you, Mother.” He took my hand and kissed it, and folded my fingers round the stem of the rose. He had stripped it of its thorns.
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Husbands do not care to be contradicted. Indeed, I do not know anyone who does.
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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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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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Dogs can be made to feel guilty about anything, including the sins of their owners. Cats refuse to take the blame for anything – including their own sins.
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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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No woman really wants a man to carry her off; she only wants him to want to do it.
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Superstition has its practical uses.
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There are too many people in the world as it is, but the supply of ancient manuscripts is severely limited.
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The approval of a cat cannot but flatter the recipient.
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When men start talking about ‘honor’, there is sure to be trouble ahead.
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