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When one is striding bravely into the future one cannot watch one’s footing.

Barbara Mertz

I do, however, think it would be difficult to write books I don’t like to read.
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Book Thinking Writing
When emotion supersedes reason … gullibility must follow.
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Emotion Gullibility Reason
Exaggeration is the cheapest form of humor.
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Exaggeration Form Humor
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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Ignorance Maturity Profound
Martyrdom is often the result of excessive gullibility.
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Martyrdom Results Sacrifice
kissing someone out of pity is always a mistake.
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Kissing Mistake Someone
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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Credit Men Thinking
The approval of a cat cannot but flatter the recipient.
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Approval Cat Flatter Recipient
A lady cannot be blamed if a master criminal takes a fancy to her.
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Criminals Fancy Masters
Superstition has its practical uses.
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Practical Superstitions Use
I am so tired of ruggedly handsome heroes. I don’t know too many ruggedly handsome people who are necessarily nice people. In fact, the beautiful people have a big handicap because they rely too much on their appearance and don’t bother to become interesting.
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Beautiful Hero Nice
He hesitated for a moment. Then he said softly, “I love you, Mother.” He took my hand and kissed it, and folded my fingers round the stem of the rose. He had stripped it of its thorns.
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Love Mother Son You
It may take us a little longer to reach the summit, but never fear, we will get there!
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Determination Littles May
But the dust! And the clutter! My housewifely and scholarly instincts were equally offended.
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Dust Instinct Scholarly
Marriage, in my view, should be a balanced stalemate between equal adversaries.
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Marriage Should Views
Noble causes have a deplorable effect on the morals of the persons who espouse them.
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Noble Political Politics

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