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If all else fails, we will simply have to drug our attendants, overpower the guards, raise the oppressed peasants to arms, and take over the government.

Barbara Mertz

When one is striding bravely into the future one cannot watch one’s footing.
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Foot Future Many One People Watches
Money was the manure of politics.
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Manure Money Politics
There is nothing sadder than the cheerful letters of the dead, expressing hopes that were never fulfilled, ambitions that were never achieved, dreams cut off before they could come to fruition.
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Ambition Cutting Dream
The approval of a cat cannot but flatter the recipient.
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Approval Cat Flatter Recipient
Many persons lead lives of crushing boredom.
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Boredom Crush Persons
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 have no writing habit. I work when I feel like it, and I work when I have to – mostly the latter.
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Habit Latter Writing
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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Disease Loving People Someone
I have learned that particularly clever ideas do not always stand up under close scrutiny.
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Clever Ideas Scrutiny
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
Nothing looks as self-satisfied as a contented cat.
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Cat Looks Self
Your trousers are on fire. I would have told you, but you so dislike advice.
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Advice Fire Trouser
I do hope you have some money. I’m getting tired of hitting people.
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Hitting People Tired
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
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
kissing someone out of pity is always a mistake.
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Kissing Mistake Someone

If all else fails, we will simply have to drug our attendants, overpower the guards, raise the oppressed peasants to arms, and take over the government.

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