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Martyrdom is often the result of excessive gullibility.

Barbara Mertz

…Nefret said with a gusty sigh, ‘Well, that’s done it. We may as well join in, Ramses, family arguments are the favorite form of amusement here and this looks like being a loud one.
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Amusement Done Looks
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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Ghost Reading Stories Stuff
Martyrdom is often the result of excessive gullibility.
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Martyrdom Results Sacrifice
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
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
Exaggeration is the cheapest form of humor.
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Exaggeration Form Humor
Is is difficult to be angry with a gentleman who pays you compliments, even impertinent compliments. Especially impertinent compliments.
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Gentleman Men Pay
..he continues to cling to the forlorn hope that I will turn into one of those swooning females…and fling myself squeeling at him whenever anything happens. Like all men, he clings to his illusions.
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Female Men Swooning
I would never have supposed that inexperienced girl was capable of such cold-blooded, calculating manipulation!
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Cold Girl Manipulation
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
A lady cannot be blamed if a master criminal takes a fancy to her.
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Criminals Fancy Masters
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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Husband Independent Intelligent
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
Spring is always cruel, with its false promise of resurrection.
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Promise Resurrection Spring
Humor is an excellent method of keeping a tight rein on unproductive displays of emotion.
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Emotion Excellent Method
When emotion supersedes reason … gullibility must follow.
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Emotion Gullibility Reason

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