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People who relate what they believe to be new and startling information like to have such information received with exclamations of astonishment and admiration.

Barbara Mertz

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 have learned that particularly clever ideas do not always stand up under close scrutiny.
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Clever Ideas Scrutiny
If all else fails, we will simply have to drug our attendants, overpower the guards, raise the oppressed peasants to arms, and take over the government.
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Arms Drug Government
The opportunity to lecture had restored my good humor.
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Lectures Opportunity Teaching
But the dust! And the clutter! My housewifely and scholarly instincts were equally offended.
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Dust Instinct Scholarly
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
It is easier to counterfeit old age than youth.
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Age Easier Youth
The only way to do it is to do it: by writing, writing, writing.
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Only Way Write Writing
When emotion supersedes reason … gullibility must follow.
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Emotion Gullibility Reason
Martyrdom is often the result of excessive gullibility.
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Martyrdom Results Sacrifice
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
Ramses had always been fond of Helen, in his peculiar fashion, but if he had looked at me as he was looking at her, I would have sent for a constable.
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Fashion Helen Peculiar
…Nefret said with a gusty sigh, ‘Well, that’s done it. We may as well join in, Ramses, family arguments are the favorite form of amusement here and this looks like being a loud one.
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Amusement Done Looks
Reputations are shaped not by facts but by prejudices.
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Facts Prejudice Reputation
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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Habit Latter Writing
I do hope you have some money. I’m getting tired of hitting people.
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Hitting People Tired

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