I have learned that particularly clever ideas do not always stand up under close scrutiny.
BARBARA MERTZLove has a very dulling effect on the brain
More Barbara Mertz Quotes
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But the dust! And the clutter! My housewifely and scholarly instincts were equally offended.
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I would not be at all surprised to find that it was for gold that Cain committed the first murder. (It happened a very long time ago, and Holy Writ, though no doubt divinely inspired, is a trifle careless about details. God is not a historian).
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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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..he continues to cling to the forlorn hope that I will turn into one of those swooning females…and fling myself squeeling at him whenever anything happens. Like all men, he clings to his illusions.
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Spring is always cruel, with its false promise of resurrection.
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Writing is like a bird-watcher watching for birds: the stories are there: you just have to train yourself to look for them.
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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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Humor is an excellent method of keeping a tight rein on unproductive displays of emotion.
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Nothing looks as self-satisfied as a contented cat.
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Marriage, in my view, should be a balanced stalemate between equal adversaries.
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When men start talking about ‘honor’, there is sure to be trouble ahead.
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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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It is easier to counterfeit old age than youth.
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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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Is is difficult to be angry with a gentleman who pays you compliments, even impertinent compliments. Especially impertinent compliments.
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