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Is is difficult to be angry with a gentleman who pays you compliments, even impertinent compliments. Especially impertinent compliments.

Barbara Mertz

Superstition has its practical uses.
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Practical Superstitions Use
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 only way to do it is to do it: by writing, writing, writing.
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Only Way Write Writing
I knew the answer, and–of course–so did Ramses. He has superb breath control and always gets in ahead of me.
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Answers Courses Superb
Husbands do not care to be contradicted. Indeed, I do not know anyone who does.
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Care Contradicted Husband
If you take a man by surprise, and behave with sufficient arrogance, he will generally do what you ask. -Emerson
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Arrogance Men Surprise
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
Love has a very dulling effect on the brain
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Brain Dulling Effects Love
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
It was hate at first sight, clean, pure and strong as grain alcohol.
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Hate Sight Strong
Your trousers are on fire. I would have told you, but you so dislike advice.
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Advice Fire Trouser
Money was the manure of politics.
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Manure Money Politics
His masculinity was only too apparent
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Apparent Masculinity Only
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
Many persons lead lives of crushing boredom.
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Boredom Crush Persons
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

Is is difficult to be angry with a gentleman who pays you compliments, even impertinent compliments. Especially impertinent compliments.

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