A fondness for martyrdom, especially of the verbal variety, is common to the young.
BARBARA MERTZLoving 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.
More Barbara Mertz Quotes
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It was hate at first sight, clean, pure and strong as grain alcohol.
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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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It is much more sensible to be an optimist instead of a pessimist, for if one is doomed to disappointment, why experience it in advance?
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I don’t think she realized how much she cared for him, or he for her, until the end. Hasn’t someone said a woman may be known by the men who love her enough to die for her? (If they haven’t, I claim the credit myself.)
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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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Superstition has its practical uses.
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Conventional history completely ignores half the human race.
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kissing someone out of pity is always a mistake.
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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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The opportunity to lecture had restored my good humor.
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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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To argue without knowledge is like trying to weave without thread.
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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 would never have supposed that inexperienced girl was capable of such cold-blooded, calculating manipulation!
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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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