No woman really wants a man to carry her off; she only wants him to want to do it.
BARBARA MERTZThe only way to do it is to do it: by writing, writing, writing.
More Barbara Mertz Quotes
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It may take us a little longer to reach the summit, but never fear, we will get there!
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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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Getting an idea for a book is not the problem, but you need 300 ideas – an idea a page.
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When one is striding bravely into the future one cannot watch one’s footing.
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A fondness for martyrdom, especially of the verbal variety, is common to the young.
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The way to get on with a cat is to treat it as an equal – or even better, as the superior it knows itself to be.
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Giving other people advice is one of the most irritating and useless activities known to man.
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Humor is an excellent method of keeping a tight rein on unproductive displays of emotion.
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Spring is always cruel, with its false promise of resurrection.
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Martyrdom is often the result of excessive gullibility.
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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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The approval of a cat cannot but flatter the recipient.
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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.
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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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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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