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.)
BARBARA MERTZThe opportunity to lecture had restored my good humor.
More Barbara Mertz Quotes
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The approval of a cat cannot but flatter the recipient.
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There are too many people in the world as it is, but the supply of ancient manuscripts is severely limited.
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Husbands do not care to be contradicted. Indeed, I do not know anyone who does.
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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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Conventional history completely ignores half the human race.
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I have learned that particularly clever ideas do not always stand up under close scrutiny.
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His masculinity was only too apparent
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Nefret had always had an uncanny ability to read his thoughts. ‘Did she cry?’ she asked sweetly. ‘And then you kissed her? You shouldn’t have done that. I’m sure you meant well, but kissing someone out of pity is always a mistake.
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there is nothing like a garden to rest the soul.
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The trouble with unknown enemies is that they are so difficult to identify.
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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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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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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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Marriage, in my view, should be a balanced stalemate between equal adversaries.
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I would never have supposed that inexperienced girl was capable of such cold-blooded, calculating manipulation!
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