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But the dust! And the clutter! My housewifely and scholarly instincts were equally offended.

Barbara Mertz

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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Doubt Gold Long Time
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
Superstition has its practical uses.
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Practical Superstitions Use
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
a church ought to express the joy of religion as well as its majesty.
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Church Joy Majesty
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
Emerson,’ I said, choosing my words with care, ‘it is a sheer drop from the cleft down to the base of the cliff. If you are bent on breaking your arm or your leg or your neck or all three, find a place closer to home so we won’t have to carry you such a distance.
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Distance Home Three
there is nothing like a garden to rest the soul.
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Garden Gardening Soul
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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Ambition Cutting Dream
A fondness for martyrdom, especially of the verbal variety, is common to the young.
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Common Young Youth
…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
Reputations are shaped not by facts but by prejudices.
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Facts Prejudice Reputation
Another dead body. Every year it is the same. Every year, another dead body.
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Another Body Every Year Years
A lady cannot be blamed if a master criminal takes a fancy to her.
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Criminals Fancy Masters
Spring is always cruel, with its false promise of resurrection.
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Promise Resurrection Spring
Sometimes the characters develop almost without your knowing it. You find them doing things you hadn’t planned on, and then I have to go back to page 42 and fix things. I’m not recommending it as a way to write. It’s very sloppy, but it works for me.
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Character Knowing Writing

But the dust! And the clutter! My housewifely and scholarly instincts were equally offended.

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