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Children, I feel, are as much entitled to privacy as human beings.

Barbara Mertz

It is much more sensible to be an optimist instead of a pessimist, for if one is doomed to disappointment, why experience it in advance?
BARBARA MERTZ

Disappointment Optimist Pessimist
The trouble with unknown enemies is that they are so difficult to identify.
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Difficult Enemy Trouble
It is easier to counterfeit old age than youth.
BARBARA MERTZ

Age Easier Youth
A lady cannot be blamed if a master criminal takes a fancy to her.
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Criminals Fancy Masters
Cats always pick the laps of the people who don’t like them.
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Cat Lap People
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
kissing someone out of pity is always a mistake.
BARBARA MERTZ

Kissing Mistake Someone
When one is striding bravely into the future one cannot watch one’s footing.
BARBARA MERTZ

Foot Future Many One People Watches
Writing is like a bird-watcher watching for birds: the stories are there: you just have to train yourself to look for them.
BARBARA MERTZ

Bird Looks Writing
a church ought to express the joy of religion as well as its majesty.
BARBARA MERTZ

Church Joy Majesty
Love has a very dulling effect on the brain
BARBARA MERTZ

Brain Dulling Effects Love
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.)
BARBARA MERTZ

Bed Cat Silence
That’s maturity-when you realize that you’ve finally arrived at a state of ignorance as profound as your parents.
BARBARA MERTZ

Ignorance Maturity Profound
Ramses had always been fond of Helen, in his peculiar fashion, but if he had looked at me as he was looking at her, I would have sent for a constable.
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Fashion Helen Peculiar
Spring is always cruel, with its false promise of resurrection.
BARBARA MERTZ

Promise Resurrection Spring

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