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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)

Barbara Mertz

Reputations are shaped not by facts but by prejudices.
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Facts Prejudice Reputation
That’s maturity-when you realize that you’ve finally arrived at a state of ignorance as profound as your parents.
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Ignorance Maturity Profound
I can do a book in three months if I spend all day, seven days a week at it and, in fact, I work better that way.
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Book Three Way
His masculinity was only too apparent
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Apparent Masculinity Only
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
Dogs can be made to feel guilty about anything, including the sins of their owners. Cats refuse to take the blame for anything – including their own sins.
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Blame Cat Dog
Exaggeration is the cheapest form of humor.
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Exaggeration Form Humor
Spring is always cruel, with its false promise of resurrection.
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Promise Resurrection Spring
I do, however, think it would be difficult to write books I don’t like to read.
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Book Thinking 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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Favors Lap Slugs
But the dust! And the clutter! My housewifely and scholarly instincts were equally offended.
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Dust Instinct Scholarly
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
The trouble with unknown enemies is that they are so difficult to identify.
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Difficult Enemy Trouble
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
a church ought to express the joy of religion as well as its majesty.
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Church Joy Majesty
Giving other people advice is one of the most irritating and useless activities known to man.
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Giving Men People

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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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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