Superstition has its practical uses.
BARBARA MERTZSince I am not as stupid as my children believe I am, I had immediately realized this might be a ruse, but I was not at all averse to a confrontation. In fact, I had been hoping for some such thing.
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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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It may take us a little longer to reach the summit, but never fear, we will get there!
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Cats always pick the laps of the people who don’t like them.
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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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If you take a man by surprise, and behave with sufficient arrogance, he will generally do what you ask. -Emerson
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Martyrdom is often the result of excessive gullibility.
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Since I am not as stupid as my children believe I am, I had immediately realized this might be a ruse, but I was not at all averse to a confrontation. In fact, I had been hoping for some such thing.
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kissing someone out of pity is always a mistake.
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I never meant to marry. In my opinion, a woman born in the last half of the nineteenth century of the Christian era suffered from enough disadvantages without willfully embracing another.
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Nothing looks as self-satisfied as a contented cat.
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Marriage, in my view, should be a balanced stalemate between equal adversaries.
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Getting an idea for a book is not the problem, but you need 300 ideas – an idea a page.
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Exaggeration is the cheapest form of humor.
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I’ve been reading ghost stories ever since I could read. I’m immensely curious about ghosts and UFOs and all that stuff, but I’m a very hard-headed person.
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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.
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Many persons lead lives of crushing boredom.
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..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.
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I do hope you have some money. I’m getting tired of hitting people.
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Conventional history completely ignores half the human race.
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Giving other people advice is one of the most irritating and useless activities known to man.
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Cats always made up to the people who hated them the most. Depending on how you chose to look at it, it was a touching manifestation of trust, or a malicious pleasure in human discomfort.
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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.
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The opportunity to lecture had restored my good humor.
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I do not scruple to employ mendacity and a fictitious appearance of female incompetence when the occasion demands it.
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Children, I feel, are as much entitled to privacy as human beings.
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The approval of a cat cannot but flatter the recipient.
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