Conventional history completely ignores half the human race.
BARBARA MERTZMany persons lead lives of crushing boredom.
More Barbara Mertz Quotes
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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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It was hate at first sight, clean, pure and strong as grain alcohol.
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People who relate what they believe to be new and startling information like to have such information received with exclamations of astonishment and admiration.
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Another dead body. Every year it is the same. Every year, another dead body.
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Dogs can be made to feel guilty about anything, including the sins of their owners. Cats refuse to take the blame for anything – including their own sins.
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Noble causes have a deplorable effect on the morals of the persons who espouse them.
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I do hope you have some money. I’m getting tired of hitting people.
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Money was the manure of politics.
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Nothing looks as self-satisfied as a contented cat.
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Superstition has its practical uses.
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Reputations are shaped not by facts but by prejudices.
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The only people who are not in awe of Emerson’s powerful voice and well-nigh superhuman strength are the members of his own family. He is aware of this, and often complains about it; so from time to time I like to put on a little show of being intimidated. ‘Proceed, my dear,’ I said apologetically.
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No woman really wants a man to carry her off; she only wants him to want to do it.
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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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a church ought to express the joy of religion as well as its majesty.
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