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I don’t think she realized how much she cared for him, or he for her, until the end. Hasn’t someone said a woman may be known by the men who love her enough to die for her? (If they haven’t, I claim the credit myself.)

Barbara Mertz

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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Ignorance Maturity Profound
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
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
there is nothing like a garden to rest the soul.
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Garden Gardening Soul
stereotypes are awfully misleading. There are typical librarians, but not all librarians are typical.
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Librarian Stereo Typical
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
Loving someone condemns you to a lifetime of fear. You become painfully conscious of how fragile people are – bundles of brittle bones and vulnerable flesh, breeding grounds for billions of deadly germs and horrible diseases.
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Disease Loving People Someone
kissing someone out of pity is always a mistake.
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Kissing Mistake Someone
No woman really wants a man to carry her off; she only wants him to want to do it.
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Funny Want Women
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
I have learned that particularly clever ideas do not always stand up under close scrutiny.
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Clever Ideas Scrutiny
I can do a book in three months if I spend all day, seven days a week at it and, in fact, I work better that way.
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Book Three Way
It was hate at first sight, clean, pure and strong as grain alcohol.
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Hate Sight Strong
If someone lies down and invites you to trample upon him, you are a remarkable individual if you decline the invitation.
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Down And Lying Weakness
Nothing looks as self-satisfied as a contented cat.
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Cat Looks Self
Most men are reasonably useful in a crisis. The difficulty lies in convincing them that the situation has reached a critical point
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Crisis Lying Men

I don’t think she realized how much she cared for him, or he for her, until the end. Hasn’t someone said a woman may be known by the men who love her enough to die for her? (If they haven’t, I claim the credit myself.)

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I don’t think she realized how much she cared for him, or he for her, until the end. Hasn’t someone said a woman may be known by the men who love her enough to die for her? (If they haven’t, I claim the credit myself.)

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