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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

Husbands do not care to be contradicted. Indeed, I do not know anyone who does.
BARBARA MERTZ

Care Contradicted Husband
Cats always pick the laps of the people who don’t like them.
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Cat Lap People
Nothing looks as self-satisfied as a contented cat.
BARBARA MERTZ

Cat Looks Self
When one is striding bravely into the future one cannot watch one’s footing.
BARBARA MERTZ

Foot Future Many One People Watches
I sometimes wonder what it would be like to be the respected patriarch of an ordinary English family.” “Very boring, Emerson.
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English Ordinary Sometimes Wonder
Spring is always cruel, with its false promise of resurrection.
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Promise Resurrection Spring
A man asking for help ought to at least give directions.
BARBARA MERTZ

Asking Giving Help Men
..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.
BARBARA MERTZ

Female Men Swooning
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.
BARBARA MERTZ

Fashion Helen Peculiar
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
Money was the manure of politics.
BARBARA MERTZ

Manure Money Politics
Your trousers are on fire. I would have told you, but you so dislike advice.
BARBARA MERTZ

Advice Fire Trouser
The combination of physical strength and moral sincerity combined with tenderness of heart is exactly what is wanted in a husband.–Ameila Peabody
BARBARA MERTZ

Heart Husband Moral
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
A lady cannot be blamed if a master criminal takes a fancy to her.
BARBARA MERTZ

Criminals Fancy Masters
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.
BARBARA MERTZ

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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