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Humor is an excellent method of keeping a tight rein on unproductive displays of emotion.

Barbara Mertz

You are softening toward the young rascal because he is ill, and because he says he likes cats.” “It is an engaging quality, Emerson.” “That depends,” said Emerson darkly, “on how he likes them.
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Cat Likes Quality
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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Husband Independent Intelligent
kissing someone out of pity is always a mistake.
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Kissing Mistake Someone
In the silence I heard Bastet, who had retreated under the bed, carrying on a mumbling, profane monologue. (If you ask how I knew it was profane, I presume you have never owned a cat.)
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Bed Cat Silence
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
Reputations are shaped not by facts but by prejudices.
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Facts Prejudice Reputation
It was hate at first sight, clean, pure and strong as grain alcohol.
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Hate Sight Strong
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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Cat Treats Way
Your trousers are on fire. I would have told you, but you so dislike advice.
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Advice Fire Trouser
The opportunity to lecture had restored my good humor.
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Lectures Opportunity Teaching
Cats always made up to the people who hated them the most. Depending on how you chose to look at it, it was a touching manifestation of trust, or a malicious pleasure in human discomfort.
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Cat People Touching
I do, however, think it would be difficult to write books I don’t like to read.
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Book Thinking Writing
The approval of a cat cannot but flatter the recipient.
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Approval Cat Flatter Recipient
..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
A man asking for help ought to at least give directions.
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Asking Giving Help Men
But the dust! And the clutter! My housewifely and scholarly instincts were equally offended.
BARBARA MERTZ

Dust Instinct Scholarly

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