Exaggeration is the cheapest form of humor.
BARBARA MERTZI had refused Emerson’s well-meant offers of assistance, knowing his efforts would be confined to moving the furniture to the wrong places and demanding how much longer the process would take.
More Barbara Mertz Quotes
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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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The trouble with unknown enemies is that they are so difficult to identify.
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kissing someone out of pity is always a mistake.
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I am so tired of ruggedly handsome heroes. I don’t know too many ruggedly handsome people who are necessarily nice people. In fact, the beautiful people have a big handicap because they rely too much on their appearance and don’t bother to become interesting.
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stereotypes are awfully misleading. There are typical librarians, but not all librarians are typical.
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Ramses had always been fond of Helen, in his peculiar fashion, but if he had looked at me as he was looking at her, I would have sent for a constable.
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I’ve been reading ghost stories ever since I could read. I’m immensely curious about ghosts and UFOs and all that stuff, but I’m a very hard-headed person.
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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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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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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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Martyrdom is often the result of excessive gullibility.
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A lady cannot be blamed if a master criminal takes a fancy to her.
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Noble causes have a deplorable effect on the morals of the persons who espouse them.
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I had refused Emerson’s well-meant offers of assistance, knowing his efforts would be confined to moving the furniture to the wrong places and demanding how much longer the process would take.
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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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