When men start talking about ‘honor’, there is sure to be trouble ahead.
BARBARA MERTZYour trousers are on fire. I would have told you, but you so dislike advice.
More Barbara Mertz Quotes
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It is easier to counterfeit old age than youth.
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The approval of a cat cannot but flatter the recipient.
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If all else fails, we will simply have to drug our attendants, overpower the guards, raise the oppressed peasants to arms, and take over the government.
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Love has a very dulling effect on the brain
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The only way to do it is to do it: by writing, writing, writing.
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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 do, however, think it would be difficult to write books I don’t like to read.
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Spring is always cruel, with its false promise of resurrection.
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There 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.
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His masculinity was only too apparent
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Humor is an excellent method of keeping a tight rein on unproductive displays of emotion.
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A man asking for help ought to at least give directions.
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I have no writing habit. I work when I feel like it, and I work when I have to – mostly the latter.
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there is nothing like a garden to rest the soul.
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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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To argue without knowledge is like trying to weave without thread.
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Sometimes the characters develop almost without your knowing it. You find them doing things you hadn’t planned on, and then I have to go back to page 42 and fix things. I’m not recommending it as a way to write. It’s very sloppy, but it works for me.
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A fondness for martyrdom, especially of the verbal variety, is common to the young.
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Nefret 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.
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Is is difficult to be angry with a gentleman who pays you compliments, even impertinent compliments. Especially impertinent compliments.
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a church ought to express the joy of religion as well as its majesty.
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Nothing looks as self-satisfied as a contented cat.
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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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Reputations are shaped not by facts but by prejudices.
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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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Noble causes have a deplorable effect on the morals of the persons who espouse them.
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