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That’s maturity-when you realize that you’ve finally arrived at a state of ignorance as profound as your parents.

Barbara Mertz

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
kissing someone out of pity is always a mistake.
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Kissing Mistake Someone
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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Doors Mother Pain
The combination of physical strength and moral sincerity combined with tenderness of heart is exactly what is wanted in a husband.–Ameila Peabody
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Heart Husband Moral
Children, I feel, are as much entitled to privacy as human beings.
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Children Feel Privacy
A lady cannot be blamed if a master criminal takes a fancy to her.
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Criminals Fancy Masters
I do, however, think it would be difficult to write books I don’t like to read.
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Book Thinking Writing
People who relate what they believe to be new and startling information like to have such information received with exclamations of astonishment and admiration.
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Astonishment Believe People
Reputations are shaped not by facts but by prejudices.
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Facts Prejudice Reputation
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
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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Disappointment Optimist Pessimist
It may take us a little longer to reach the summit, but never fear, we will get there!
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Determination Littles May
I have learned that particularly clever ideas do not always stand up under close scrutiny.
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Clever Ideas Scrutiny
Your trousers are on fire. I would have told you, but you so dislike advice.
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Advice Fire Trouser
I do hope you have some money. I’m getting tired of hitting people.
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Hitting People Tired
If all else fails, we will simply have to drug our attendants, overpower the guards, raise the oppressed peasants to arms, and take over the government.
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Arms Drug Government

That’s maturity-when you realize that you’ve finally arrived at a state of ignorance as profound as your parents.

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