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Spring is always cruel, with its false promise of resurrection.

Barbara Mertz

I sometimes wonder what it would be like to be the respected patriarch of an ordinary English family.” “Very boring, Emerson.
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English Ordinary Sometimes Wonder
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
A man asking for help ought to at least give directions.
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Asking Giving Help Men
..he continues to cling to the forlorn hope that I will turn into one of those swooning females…and fling myself squeeling at him whenever anything happens. Like all men, he clings to his illusions.
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Female Men Swooning
Superstition has its practical uses.
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Practical Superstitions Use
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
That’s maturity-when you realize that you’ve finally arrived at a state of ignorance as profound as your parents.
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Ignorance Maturity Profound
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
kissing someone out of pity is always a mistake.
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Kissing Mistake Someone
The only way to do it is to do it: by writing, writing, writing.
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Only Way Write Writing
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
Marriage, in my view, should be a balanced stalemate between equal adversaries.
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Marriage Should Views
Conventional history completely ignores half the human race.
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Half History Race
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
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

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