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

Barbara Mertz

Martyrdom is often the result of excessive gullibility.
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Martyrdom Results Sacrifice
A man asking for help ought to at least give directions.
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Asking Giving Help Men
There are too many people in the world as it is, but the supply of ancient manuscripts is severely limited.
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Ancient People World
It was hate at first sight, clean, pure and strong as grain alcohol.
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Hate Sight Strong
I can do a book in three months if I spend all day, seven days a week at it and, in fact, I work better that way.
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Book Three Way
The combination of physical strength and moral sincerity combined with tenderness of heart is exactly what is wanted in a husband.–Ameila Peabody
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Heart Husband Moral
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
The opportunity to lecture had restored my good humor.
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Lectures Opportunity Teaching
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
I disapprove of matrimony as a matter of principle…. Why should any independent, intelligent female choose to subject herself to the whims and tyrannies of a husband? I assure you, I have yet to meet a man as sensible as myself! (Amelia Peabody)
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Husband Independent Intelligent
Cats always pick the laps of the people who don’t like them.
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Cat Lap People
Money was the manure of politics.
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Manure Money Politics
a church ought to express the joy of religion as well as its majesty.
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Church Joy Majesty
I knew the answer, and–of course–so did Ramses. He has superb breath control and always gets in ahead of me.
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Answers Courses Superb
Marriage, in my view, should be a balanced stalemate between equal adversaries.
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Marriage Should Views
Sekhmet crawled onto Ramses’s lap and began to purr. ‘The creature oozes like a furry slug,’ said Ramses, eyeing it without favor.
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Favors Lap Slugs

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

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