I knew the answer, and–of course–so did Ramses. He has superb breath control and always gets in ahead of me.
BARBARA MERTZThe only people who are not in awe of Emerson’s powerful voice and well-nigh superhuman strength are the members of his own family. He is aware of this, and often complains about it; so from time to time I like to put on a little show of being intimidated. ‘Proceed, my dear,’ I said apologetically.
More Barbara Mertz Quotes
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A fondness for martyrdom, especially of the verbal variety, is common to the young.
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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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The way to get on with a cat is to treat it as an equal – or even better, as the superior it knows itself to be.
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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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When emotion supersedes reason … gullibility must follow.
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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 sometimes wonder what it would be like to be the respected patriarch of an ordinary English family.” “Very boring, Emerson.
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Another dead body. Every year it is the same. Every year, another dead body.
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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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The trouble with unknown enemies is that they are so difficult to identify.
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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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Money was the manure of politics.
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When men start talking about ‘honor’, there is sure to be trouble ahead.
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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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Exaggeration is the cheapest form of humor.
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