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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?

Barbara Mertz

Spring is always cruel, with its false promise of resurrection.
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Promise Resurrection Spring
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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Fighting Home Sorry
No woman really wants a man to carry her off; she only wants him to want to do it.
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Funny Want Women
A man asking for help ought to at least give directions.
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Asking Giving Help Men
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.
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Fashion Helen Peculiar
The only way to do it is to do it: by writing, writing, writing.
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Only Way Write Writing
Getting an idea for a book is not the problem, but you need 300 ideas – an idea a page.
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Book Idea Needs
kissing someone out of pity is always a mistake.
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Kissing Mistake Someone
Many persons lead lives of crushing boredom.
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Boredom Crush Persons
a church ought to express the joy of religion as well as its majesty.
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Church Joy Majesty
A lady cannot be blamed if a master criminal takes a fancy to her.
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Criminals Fancy Masters
The approval of a cat cannot but flatter the recipient.
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Approval Cat Flatter Recipient
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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Done Kissing Mistake
Emerson,’ I said, choosing my words with care, ‘it is a sheer drop from the cleft down to the base of the cliff. If you are bent on breaking your arm or your leg or your neck or all three, find a place closer to home so we won’t have to carry you such a distance.
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Distance Home Three
The opportunity to lecture had restored my good humor.
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Lectures Opportunity Teaching
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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Disease Loving People Someone

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