I do not scruple to employ mendacity and a fictitious appearance of female incompetence when the occasion demands it.
BARBARA MERTZI 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.
More Barbara Mertz Quotes
-
-
Superstition has its practical uses.
BARBARA MERTZ -
Noble causes have a deplorable effect on the morals of the persons who espouse them.
BARBARA MERTZ -
I had refused Emerson’s well-meant offers of assistance, knowing his efforts would be confined to moving the furniture to the wrong places and demanding how much longer the process would take.
BARBARA MERTZ -
Children, I feel, are as much entitled to privacy as human beings.
BARBARA MERTZ -
I knew the answer, and–of course–so did Ramses. He has superb breath control and always gets in ahead of me.
BARBARA MERTZ -
His masculinity was only too apparent
BARBARA MERTZ -
In the silence I heard Bastet, who had retreated under the bed, carrying on a mumbling, profane monologue. (If you ask how I knew it was profane, I presume you have never owned a cat.)
BARBARA MERTZ -
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.
BARBARA MERTZ -
Reputations are shaped not by facts but by prejudices.
BARBARA MERTZ -
Humor is an excellent method of keeping a tight rein on unproductive displays of emotion.
BARBARA MERTZ -
Martyrdom is often the result of excessive gullibility.
BARBARA MERTZ -
It is easier to counterfeit old age than youth.
BARBARA MERTZ -
When men start talking about ‘honor’, there is sure to be trouble ahead.
BARBARA MERTZ -
Getting an idea for a book is not the problem, but you need 300 ideas – an idea a page.
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.
BARBARA MERTZ