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I do, however, think it would be difficult to write books I don’t like to read.

Barbara Mertz

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
When emotion supersedes reason … gullibility must follow.
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Emotion Gullibility Reason
The opportunity to lecture had restored my good humor.
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Lectures Opportunity Teaching
It may take us a little longer to reach the summit, but never fear, we will get there!
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Determination Littles May
When one is striding bravely into the future one cannot watch one’s footing.
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Foot Future Many One People Watches
Reputations are shaped not by facts but by prejudices.
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Facts Prejudice Reputation
The only people who are not in awe of Emerson’s powerful voice and well-nigh superhuman strength are the members of his own family. He is aware of this, and often complains about it; so from time to time I like to put on a little show of being intimidated. ‘Proceed, my dear,’ I said apologetically.
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People Powerful Voice
If you take a man by surprise, and behave with sufficient arrogance, he will generally do what you ask. -Emerson
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Arrogance Men Surprise
A lady cannot be blamed if a master criminal takes a fancy to her.
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Criminals Fancy Masters
People who relate what they believe to be new and startling information like to have such information received with exclamations of astonishment and admiration.
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Astonishment Believe People
Humor is an excellent method of keeping a tight rein on unproductive displays of emotion.
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Emotion Excellent Method
I never meant to marry. In my opinion, a woman born in the last half of the nineteenth century of the Christian era suffered from enough disadvantages without willfully embracing another.
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Christian Half Lasts
It was hate at first sight, clean, pure and strong as grain alcohol.
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Hate Sight Strong
You are softening toward the young rascal because he is ill, and because he says he likes cats.” “It is an engaging quality, Emerson.” “That depends,” said Emerson darkly, “on how he likes them.
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Cat Likes Quality
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?
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Disappointment Optimist Pessimist
I would never have supposed that inexperienced girl was capable of such cold-blooded, calculating manipulation!
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Cold Girl Manipulation

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