It is easier to counterfeit old age than youth.
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.
More Barbara Mertz Quotes
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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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Spring is always cruel, with its false promise of resurrection.
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Money was the manure of politics.
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Exaggeration is the cheapest form of humor.
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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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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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A man asking for help ought to at least give directions.
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I would never have supposed that inexperienced girl was capable of such cold-blooded, calculating manipulation!
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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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Reputations are shaped not by facts but by prejudices.
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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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That’s maturity-when you realize that you’ve finally arrived at a state of ignorance as profound as your parents.
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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.
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Getting an idea for a book is not the problem, but you need 300 ideas – an idea a page.
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When one is striding bravely into the future one cannot watch one’s footing.
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