No woman really wants a man to carry her off; she only wants him to want to do it.
BARBARA MERTZMartyrdom is often the result of excessive gullibility.
More Barbara Mertz Quotes
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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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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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Humor is an excellent method of keeping a tight rein on unproductive displays of emotion.
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Many persons lead lives of crushing boredom.
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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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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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It may take us a little longer to reach the summit, but never fear, we will get there!
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Martyrdom is often the result of excessive gullibility.
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But the dust! And the clutter! My housewifely and scholarly instincts were equally offended.
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The opportunity to lecture had restored my good humor.
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Exaggeration is the cheapest form of humor.
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I have learned that particularly clever ideas do not always stand up under close scrutiny.
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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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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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Money was the manure of politics.
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