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If you take a man by surprise, and behave with sufficient arrogance, he will generally do what you ask. -Emerson

Barbara Mertz

Since I am not as stupid as my children believe I am, I had immediately realized this might be a ruse, but I was not at all averse to a confrontation. In fact, I had been hoping for some such thing.
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Believe Children Stupid
Superstition has its practical uses.
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Practical Superstitions Use
Reputations are shaped not by facts but by prejudices.
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Facts Prejudice Reputation
Noble causes have a deplorable effect on the morals of the persons who espouse them.
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Noble Political Politics
a church ought to express the joy of religion as well as its majesty.
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Church Joy Majesty
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
I do hope you have some money. I’m getting tired of hitting people.
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Hitting People Tired
I do, however, think it would be difficult to write books I don’t like to read.
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Book Thinking Writing
The only way to do it is to do it: by writing, writing, writing.
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Only Way Write Writing
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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Doors Mother Pain
When men start talking about ‘honor’, there is sure to be trouble ahead.
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Men Political Talking
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
That’s maturity-when you realize that you’ve finally arrived at a state of ignorance as profound as your parents.
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Ignorance Maturity Profound
Nothing looks as self-satisfied as a contented cat.
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Cat Looks Self
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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Beautiful Hero Nice
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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Bed Cat Silence

If you take a man by surprise, and behave with sufficient arrogance, he will generally do what you ask. -Emerson

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