Getting an idea for a book is not the problem, but you need 300 ideas – an idea a page.
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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A lady cannot be blamed if a master criminal takes a fancy to her.
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There is nothing sadder than the cheerful letters of the dead, expressing hopes that were never fulfilled, ambitions that were never achieved, dreams cut off before they could come to fruition.
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The trouble with unknown enemies is that they are so difficult to identify.
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Reputations are shaped not by facts but by prejudices.
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stereotypes are awfully misleading. There are typical librarians, but not all librarians are typical.
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Spring is always cruel, with its false promise of resurrection.
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When men start talking about ‘honor’, there is sure to be trouble ahead.
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Money was the manure of politics.
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I disapprove of matrimony as a matter of principle…. Why should any independent, intelligent female choose to subject herself to the whims and tyrannies of a husband? I assure you, I have yet to meet a man as sensible as myself! (Amelia Peabody)
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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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Another dead body. Every year it is the same. Every year, another dead body.
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Humor is an excellent method of keeping a tight rein on unproductive displays of emotion.
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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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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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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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