kissing someone out of pity is always a mistake.
BARBARA MERTZIt’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.
More Barbara Mertz Quotes
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The only way to do it is to do it: by writing, writing, writing.
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..he continues to cling to the forlorn hope that I will turn into one of those swooning females…and fling myself squeeling at him whenever anything happens. Like all men, he clings to his illusions.
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I would never have supposed that inexperienced girl was capable of such cold-blooded, calculating manipulation!
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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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To argue without knowledge is like trying to weave without thread.
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Many persons lead lives of crushing boredom.
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The approval of a cat cannot but flatter the recipient.
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there is nothing like a garden to rest the soul.
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stereotypes are awfully misleading. There are typical librarians, but not all librarians are typical.
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A lady cannot be blamed if a master criminal takes a fancy to her.
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Cats always made up to the people who hated them the most. Depending on how you chose to look at it, it was a touching manifestation of trust, or a malicious pleasure in human discomfort.
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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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Cats always pick the laps of the people who don’t like them.
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Humor is an excellent method of keeping a tight rein on unproductive displays of emotion.
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There is nothing sadder than the cheerful letters of the dead, expressing hopes that were never fulfilled, ambitions that were never achieved, dreams cut off before they could come to fruition.
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