Ramses had always been fond of Helen, in his peculiar fashion, but if he had looked at me as he was looking at her, I would have sent for a constable.
BARBARA MERTZWhen one is striding bravely into the future one cannot watch one’s footing.
More Barbara Mertz Quotes
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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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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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Children, I feel, are as much entitled to privacy as human beings.
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I do hope you have some money. I’m getting tired of hitting people.
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Martyrdom is often the result of excessive gullibility.
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The only way to do it is to do it: by writing, writing, writing.
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Marriage, in my view, should be a balanced stalemate between equal adversaries.
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Cats always pick the laps of the people who don’t like them.
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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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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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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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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 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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A fondness for martyrdom, especially of the verbal variety, is common to the young.
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Reputations are shaped not by facts but by prejudices.
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