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It is easier to counterfeit old age than youth.

Barbara Mertz

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
Conventional history completely ignores half the human race.
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Half History Race
When men start talking about ‘honor’, there is sure to be trouble ahead.
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Men Political Talking
kissing someone out of pity is always a mistake.
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Kissing Mistake Someone
Emerson,’ I said, choosing my words with care, ‘it is a sheer drop from the cleft down to the base of the cliff. If you are bent on breaking your arm or your leg or your neck or all three, find a place closer to home so we won’t have to carry you such a distance.
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Distance Home Three
His masculinity was only too apparent
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Apparent Masculinity Only
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
But the dust! And the clutter! My housewifely and scholarly instincts were equally offended.
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Dust Instinct Scholarly
In the silence I heard Bastet, who had retreated under the bed, carrying on a mumbling, profane monologue. (If you ask how I knew it was profane, I presume you have never owned a cat.)
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Bed Cat Silence
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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Done Kissing Mistake
A lady cannot be blamed if a master criminal takes a fancy to her.
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Criminals Fancy Masters
He hesitated for a moment. Then he said softly, “I love you, Mother.” He took my hand and kissed it, and folded my fingers round the stem of the rose. He had stripped it of its thorns.
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Love Mother Son You
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
Getting an idea for a book is not the problem, but you need 300 ideas – an idea a page.
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Book Idea Needs
When emotion supersedes reason … gullibility must follow.
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Emotion Gullibility Reason

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