People who relate what they believe to be new and startling information like to have such information received with exclamations of astonishment and admiration.
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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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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A man asking for help ought to at least give directions.
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You are softening toward the young rascal because he is ill, and because he says he likes cats.” “It is an engaging quality, Emerson.” “That depends,” said Emerson darkly, “on how he likes them.
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Husbands do not care to be contradicted. Indeed, I do not know anyone who does.
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I disapprove of matrimony as a matter of principle…. Why should any independent, intelligent female choose to subject herself to the whims and tyrannies of a husband? I assure you, I have yet to meet a man as sensible as myself! (Amelia Peabody)
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The only way to do it is to do it: by writing, writing, writing.
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Since I am not as stupid as my children believe I am, I had immediately realized this might be a ruse, but I was not at all averse to a confrontation. In fact, I had been hoping for some such thing.
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stereotypes are awfully misleading. There are typical librarians, but not all librarians are typical.
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Exaggeration is the cheapest form of humor.
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A fondness for martyrdom, especially of the verbal variety, is common to the young.
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I have learned that particularly clever ideas do not always stand up under close scrutiny.
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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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Martyrdom is often the result of excessive gullibility.
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The 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.
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Spring is always cruel, with its false promise of resurrection.
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