The opportunity to lecture had restored my good humor.
BARBARA MERTZReputations are shaped not by facts but by prejudices.
More Barbara Mertz Quotes
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Another dead body. Every year it is the same. Every year, another dead body.
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Money was the manure of politics.
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there is nothing like a garden to rest the soul.
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Cats always pick the laps of the people who don’t like them.
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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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It’s not unsporting to thrash a cowardly cad,’ said Simmons. ‘Everyone knows you don’t fight like a gentleman.’ ‘That might be called an oxymoron,’ Ramses said. ‘Oh–sorry. Bad form to use long words. Look it up when you get home.’ The poor devil didn’t know how to fight, like a gentleman or otherwise.
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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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It is easier to counterfeit old age than youth.
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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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I have learned that particularly clever ideas do not always stand up under close scrutiny.
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stereotypes are awfully misleading. There are typical librarians, but not all librarians are typical.
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a church ought to express the joy of religion as well as its majesty.
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The only way to do it is to do it: by writing, writing, writing.
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Sekhmet crawled onto Ramses’s lap and began to purr. ‘The creature oozes like a furry slug,’ said Ramses, eyeing it without favor.
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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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