Cats always made up to the people who hated them the most. Depending on how you chose to look at it, it was a touching manifestation of trust, or a malicious pleasure in human discomfort.
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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If you take a man by surprise, and behave with sufficient arrogance, he will generally do what you ask. -Emerson
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Conventional history completely ignores half the human race.
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Giving other people advice is one of the most irritating and useless activities known to man.
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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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When men start talking about ‘honor’, there is sure to be trouble ahead.
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I can do a book in three months if I spend all day, seven days a week at it and, in fact, I work better that way.
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The approval of a cat cannot but flatter the recipient.
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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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The only way to do it is to do it: by writing, writing, writing.
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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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stereotypes are awfully misleading. There are typical librarians, but not all librarians are typical.
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The opportunity to lecture had restored my good humor.
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I have learned that particularly clever ideas do not always stand up under close scrutiny.
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a church ought to express the joy of religion as well as its majesty.
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Loving someone condemns you to a lifetime of fear. You become painfully conscious of how fragile people are – bundles of brittle bones and vulnerable flesh, breeding grounds for billions of deadly germs and horrible diseases.
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