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

Barbara Mertz

I would not be at all surprised to find that it was for gold that Cain committed the first murder. (It happened a very long time ago, and Holy Writ, though no doubt divinely inspired, is a trifle careless about details. God is not a historian).
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Doubt Gold Long Time
Humor is an excellent method of keeping a tight rein on unproductive displays of emotion.
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Emotion Excellent Method
I do hope you have some money. I’m getting tired of hitting people.
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Hitting People Tired
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
Reputations are shaped not by facts but by prejudices.
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Facts Prejudice Reputation
It was hate at first sight, clean, pure and strong as grain alcohol.
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Hate Sight Strong
stereotypes are awfully misleading. There are typical librarians, but not all librarians are typical.
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Librarian Stereo Typical
Most men are reasonably useful in a crisis. The difficulty lies in convincing them that the situation has reached a critical point
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Crisis Lying Men
To argue without knowledge is like trying to weave without thread.
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Arguing Thread Trying
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
Writing is like a bird-watcher watching for birds: the stories are there: you just have to train yourself to look for them.
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Bird Looks Writing
there is nothing like a garden to rest the soul.
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Garden Gardening Soul
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
a church ought to express the joy of religion as well as its majesty.
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Church Joy Majesty
The trouble with unknown enemies is that they are so difficult to identify.
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Difficult Enemy Trouble
A man asking for help ought to at least give directions.
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Asking Giving Help Men

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