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.
BARBARA MERTZThe only way to do it is to do it: by writing, writing, writing.
More Barbara Mertz Quotes
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The trouble with unknown enemies is that they are so difficult to identify.
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a church ought to express the joy of religion as well as its majesty.
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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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I do, however, think it would be difficult to write books I don’t like to read.
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Dogs can be made to feel guilty about anything, including the sins of their owners. Cats refuse to take the blame for anything – including their own sins.
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It is easier to counterfeit old age than youth.
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Husbands do not care to be contradicted. Indeed, I do not know anyone who does.
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Nothing looks as self-satisfied as a contented cat.
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Conventional history completely ignores half the human race.
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Love has a very dulling effect on the brain
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Exaggeration is the cheapest form of humor.
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It was hate at first sight, clean, pure and strong as grain alcohol.
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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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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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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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