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

Barbara Mertz

The opportunity to lecture had restored my good humor.
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Lectures Opportunity Teaching
Noble causes have a deplorable effect on the morals of the persons who espouse them.
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Noble Political Politics
Writing is like a bird-watcher watching for birds: the stories are there: you just have to train yourself to look for them.
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Bird Looks Writing
A lady cannot be blamed if a master criminal takes a fancy to her.
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Criminals Fancy Masters
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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Credit Men Thinking
Martyrdom is often the result of excessive gullibility.
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Martyrdom Results Sacrifice
Many persons lead lives of crushing boredom.
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Boredom Crush Persons
kissing someone out of pity is always a mistake.
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Kissing Mistake Someone
Exaggeration is the cheapest form of humor.
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Exaggeration Form Humor
Giving other people advice is one of the most irritating and useless activities known to man.
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Giving Men People
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
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
I do, however, think it would be difficult to write books I don’t like to read.
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Book Thinking Writing
I do hope you have some money. I’m getting tired of hitting people.
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Hitting People Tired
When men start talking about ‘honor’, there is sure to be trouble ahead.
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Men Political Talking
Superstition has its practical uses.
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Practical Superstitions Use

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