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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.

Barbara Mertz

When men start talking about ‘honor’, there is sure to be trouble ahead.
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Men Political Talking
It was hate at first sight, clean, pure and strong as grain alcohol.
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Hate Sight Strong
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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Heart Husband Moral
I would not be at all surprised to find that it was for gold that Cain committed the first murder. (It happened a very long time ago, and Holy Writ, though no doubt divinely inspired, is a trifle careless about details. God is not a historian).
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Doubt Gold Long Time
Money was the manure of politics.
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Manure Money Politics
No woman really wants a man to carry her off; she only wants him to want to do it.
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Funny Want Women
It may take us a little longer to reach the summit, but never fear, we will get there!
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Determination Littles May
If someone lies down and invites you to trample upon him, you are a remarkable individual if you decline the invitation.
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Down And Lying Weakness
Most men are reasonably useful in a crisis. The difficulty lies in convincing them that the situation has reached a critical point
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Crisis Lying Men
A fondness for martyrdom, especially of the verbal variety, is common to the young.
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Common Young Youth
Your trousers are on fire. I would have told you, but you so dislike advice.
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Advice Fire Trouser
There was no warning, not even a knock. The door flew open, and he forgot his present aches and pains in anticipation of what lay in store. The figure that stood in the door was not that of an enemy. It was worse. It was his mother.
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Doors Mother Pain
A lady cannot be blamed if a master criminal takes a fancy to her.
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Criminals Fancy Masters
There are too many people in the world as it is, but the supply of ancient manuscripts is severely limited.
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Ancient People World
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
Writing is like a bird-watcher watching for birds: the stories are there: you just have to train yourself to look for them.
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Bird Looks Writing

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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