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

Barbara Mertz

Martyrdom is often the result of excessive gullibility.
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Martyrdom Results Sacrifice
It was hate at first sight, clean, pure and strong as grain alcohol.
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Hate Sight Strong
A fondness for martyrdom, especially of the verbal variety, is common to the young.
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Common Young Youth
When emotion supersedes reason … gullibility must follow.
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Emotion Gullibility Reason
The only way to do it is to do it: by writing, writing, writing.
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Only Way Write Writing
Getting an idea for a book is not the problem, but you need 300 ideas – an idea a page.
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Book Idea Needs
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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Answers Courses Superb
Love has a very dulling effect on the brain
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Brain Dulling Effects Love
..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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Female Men Swooning
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
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
Nothing looks as self-satisfied as a contented cat.
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Cat Looks Self
When one is striding bravely into the future one cannot watch one’s footing.
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Foot Future Many One People Watches
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
Another dead body. Every year it is the same. Every year, another dead body.
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Another Body Every Year Years
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

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

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