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It may take us a little longer to reach the summit, but never fear, we will get there!

Barbara Mertz

Nefret had always had an uncanny ability to read his thoughts. ‘Did she cry?’ she asked sweetly. ‘And then you kissed her? You shouldn’t have done that. I’m sure you meant well, but kissing someone out of pity is always a mistake.
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Done Kissing Mistake
Many persons lead lives of crushing boredom.
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Boredom Crush Persons
A fondness for martyrdom, especially of the verbal variety, is common to the young.
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Common Young Youth
I am so tired of ruggedly handsome heroes. I don’t know too many ruggedly handsome people who are necessarily nice people. In fact, the beautiful people have a big handicap because they rely too much on their appearance and don’t bother to become interesting.
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Beautiful Hero Nice
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
The approval of a cat cannot but flatter the recipient.
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Approval Cat Flatter Recipient
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
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 trouble with unknown enemies is that they are so difficult to identify.
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Difficult Enemy Trouble
kissing someone out of pity is always a mistake.
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Kissing Mistake Someone
Nothing looks as self-satisfied as a contented cat.
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Cat Looks Self
Reputations are shaped not by facts but by prejudices.
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Facts Prejudice Reputation
His masculinity was only too apparent
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Apparent Masculinity Only
It’s not unsporting to thrash a cowardly cad,’ said Simmons. ‘Everyone knows you don’t fight like a gentleman.’ ‘That might be called an oxymoron,’ Ramses said. ‘Oh–sorry. Bad form to use long words. Look it up when you get home.’ The poor devil didn’t know how to fight, like a gentleman or otherwise.
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Fighting Home Sorry
When one is striding bravely into the future one cannot watch one’s footing.
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Foot Future Many One People Watches
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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Fashion Helen Peculiar

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