Reputations are shaped not by facts but by prejudices.
BARBARA MERTZReputations are shaped not by facts but by prejudices.
More Barbara Mertz Quotes
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there is nothing like a garden to rest the soul.
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Spring is always cruel, with its false promise of resurrection.
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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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Nothing looks as self-satisfied as a contented cat.
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Dogs can be made to feel guilty about anything, including the sins of their owners. Cats refuse to take the blame for anything – including their own sins.
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Is is difficult to be angry with a gentleman who pays you compliments, even impertinent compliments. Especially impertinent compliments.
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The approval of a cat cannot but flatter the recipient.
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When men start talking about ‘honor’, there is sure to be trouble ahead.
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Sometimes the characters develop almost without your knowing it. You find them doing things you hadn’t planned on, and then I have to go back to page 42 and fix things. I’m not recommending it as a way to write. It’s very sloppy, but it works for me.
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Cats always pick the laps of the people who don’t like them.
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It was hate at first sight, clean, pure and strong as grain alcohol.
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When one is striding bravely into the future one cannot watch one’s footing.
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Conventional history completely ignores half the human race.
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Love has a very dulling effect on the brain
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When emotion supersedes reason … gullibility must follow.
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