Humor is an excellent method of keeping a tight rein on unproductive displays of emotion.
BARBARA MERTZI knew the answer, and–of course–so did Ramses. He has superb breath control and always gets in ahead of me.
More Barbara Mertz Quotes
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…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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Nothing looks as self-satisfied as a contented cat.
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There are too many people in the world as it is, but the supply of ancient manuscripts is severely limited.
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Conventional history completely ignores half the human race.
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Martyrdom is often the result of excessive gullibility.
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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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I never meant to marry. In my opinion, a woman born in the last half of the nineteenth century of the Christian era suffered from enough disadvantages without willfully embracing another.
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The only way to do it is to do it: by writing, writing, writing.
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I do hope you have some money. I’m getting tired of hitting people.
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To argue without knowledge is like trying to weave without thread.
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Husbands do not care to be contradicted. Indeed, I do not know anyone who does.
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The approval of a cat cannot but flatter the recipient.
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I don’t think she realized how much she cared for him, or he for her, until the end. Hasn’t someone said a woman may be known by the men who love her enough to die for her? (If they haven’t, I claim the credit myself.)
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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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there is nothing like a garden to rest the soul.
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