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I have no writing habit. I work when I feel like it, and I work when I have to – mostly the latter.

Barbara Mertz

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
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
When men start talking about ‘honor’, there is sure to be trouble ahead.
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Men Political Talking
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
A fondness for martyrdom, especially of the verbal variety, is common to the young.
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Common Young Youth
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
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
His masculinity was only too apparent
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Apparent Masculinity Only
I would never have supposed that inexperienced girl was capable of such cold-blooded, calculating manipulation!
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Cold Girl Manipulation
Love has a very dulling effect on the brain
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Brain Dulling Effects Love
It was hate at first sight, clean, pure and strong as grain alcohol.
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Hate Sight Strong
Giving other people advice is one of the most irritating and useless activities known to man.
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Giving Men People
When emotion supersedes reason … gullibility must follow.
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Emotion Gullibility Reason
A man asking for help ought to at least give directions.
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Asking Giving Help Men
Reputations are shaped not by facts but by prejudices.
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Facts Prejudice Reputation
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

I have no writing habit. I work when I feel like it, and I work when I have to – mostly the latter.

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