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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
stereotypes are awfully misleading. There are typical librarians, but not all librarians are typical.
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Librarian Stereo Typical
I do, however, think it would be difficult to write books I don’t like to read.
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Book Thinking Writing
Another dead body. Every year it is the same. Every year, another dead body.
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Another Body Every Year Years
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
A lady cannot be blamed if a master criminal takes a fancy to her.
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Criminals Fancy Masters
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
But the dust! And the clutter! My housewifely and scholarly instincts were equally offended.
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Dust Instinct Scholarly
The trouble with unknown enemies is that they are so difficult to identify.
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Difficult Enemy Trouble
No woman really wants a man to carry her off; she only wants him to want to do it.
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Funny Want Women
The only way to do it is to do it: by writing, writing, writing.
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Only Way Write Writing
I had refused Emerson’s well-meant offers of assistance, knowing his efforts would be confined to moving the furniture to the wrong places and demanding how much longer the process would take.
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Effort Knowing Moving
When one is striding bravely into the future one cannot watch one’s footing.
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Foot Future Many One People Watches
I’ve been reading ghost stories ever since I could read. I’m immensely curious about ghosts and UFOs and all that stuff, but I’m a very hard-headed person.
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Ghost Reading Stories Stuff
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
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
Many persons lead lives of crushing boredom.
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Boredom Crush Persons
Nothing looks as self-satisfied as a contented cat.
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Cat Looks Self
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
Your trousers are on fire. I would have told you, but you so dislike advice.
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Advice Fire Trouser
kissing someone out of pity is always a mistake.
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Kissing Mistake Someone
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
The approval of a cat cannot but flatter the recipient.
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Approval Cat Flatter Recipient
His masculinity was only too apparent
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Apparent Masculinity Only
I don’t think she realized how much she cared for him, or he for her, until the end. Hasn’t someone said a woman may be known by the men who love her enough to die for her? (If they haven’t, I claim the credit myself.)
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Credit Men Thinking
It’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.
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Fighting Home Sorry
When emotion supersedes reason … gullibility must follow.
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Emotion Gullibility Reason

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