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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.

Barbara Mertz

The combination of physical strength and moral sincerity combined with tenderness of heart is exactly what is wanted in a husband.–Ameila Peabody
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Heart Husband Moral
Many persons lead lives of crushing boredom.
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Boredom Crush Persons
No woman really wants a man to carry her off; she only wants him to want to do it.
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Funny Want Women
Another dead body. Every year it is the same. Every year, another dead body.
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Another Body Every Year Years
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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Disease Loving People Someone
The opportunity to lecture had restored my good humor.
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Lectures Opportunity Teaching
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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Book Three Way
there is nothing like a garden to rest the soul.
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Garden Gardening Soul
Your trousers are on fire. I would have told you, but you so dislike advice.
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Advice Fire Trouser
There is nothing sadder than the cheerful letters of the dead, expressing hopes that were never fulfilled, ambitions that were never achieved, dreams cut off before they could come to fruition.
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Ambition Cutting Dream
The approval of a cat cannot but flatter the recipient.
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Approval Cat Flatter Recipient
In the silence I heard Bastet, who had retreated under the bed, carrying on a mumbling, profane monologue. (If you ask how I knew it was profane, I presume you have never owned a cat.)
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Bed Cat Silence
kissing someone out of pity is always a mistake.
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Kissing Mistake Someone
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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English Ordinary Sometimes Wonder
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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Bird Looks Writing
Giving other people advice is one of the most irritating and useless activities known to man.
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Giving Men People

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