I have no writing habit. I work when I feel like it, and I work when I have to – mostly the latter.
BARBARA MERTZI 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.
More Barbara Mertz Quotes
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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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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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The approval of a cat cannot but flatter the recipient.
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a church ought to express the joy of religion as well as its majesty.
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Conventional history completely ignores half the human race.
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Your trousers are on fire. I would have told you, but you so dislike advice.
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Money was the manure of politics.
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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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It is easier to counterfeit old age than youth.
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Husbands do not care to be contradicted. Indeed, I do not know anyone who does.
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Reputations are shaped not by facts but by prejudices.
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Exaggeration is the cheapest form of humor.
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I am so tired of ruggedly handsome heroes. I don’t know too many ruggedly handsome people who are necessarily nice people. In fact, the beautiful people have a big handicap because they rely too much on their appearance and don’t bother to become interesting.
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I would never have supposed that inexperienced girl was capable of such cold-blooded, calculating manipulation!
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Superstition has its practical uses.
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