Spring is always cruel, with its false promise of resurrection.
BARBARA MERTZNoble causes have a deplorable effect on the morals of the persons who espouse them.
More Barbara Mertz Quotes
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Nefret had always had an uncanny ability to read his thoughts. ‘Did she cry?’ she asked sweetly. ‘And then you kissed her? You shouldn’t have done that. I’m sure you meant well, but kissing someone out of pity is always a mistake.
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Loving someone condemns you to a lifetime of fear. You become painfully conscious of how fragile people are – bundles of brittle bones and vulnerable flesh, breeding grounds for billions of deadly germs and horrible diseases.
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It is easier to counterfeit old age than youth.
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Money was the manure of politics.
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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?
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It may take us a little longer to reach the summit, but never fear, we will get there!
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Getting an idea for a book is not the problem, but you need 300 ideas – an idea a page.
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To argue without knowledge is like trying to weave without thread.
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When emotion supersedes reason … gullibility must follow.
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Your trousers are on fire. I would have told you, but you so dislike advice.
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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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Conventional history completely ignores half the human race.
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I do hope you have some money. I’m getting tired of hitting people.
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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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A lady cannot be blamed if a master criminal takes a fancy to her.
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