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Giving other people advice is one of the most irritating and useless activities known to man.

Barbara Mertz

But the dust! And the clutter! My housewifely and scholarly instincts were equally offended.
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Dust Instinct Scholarly
Your trousers are on fire. I would have told you, but you so dislike advice.
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Advice Fire Trouser
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
I have no writing habit. I work when I feel like it, and I work when I have to – mostly the latter.
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Habit Latter Writing
A man asking for help ought to at least give directions.
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Asking Giving Help Men
The only way to do it is to do it: by writing, writing, writing.
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Only Way Write Writing
Spring is always cruel, with its false promise of resurrection.
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Promise Resurrection Spring
It is much more sensible to be an optimist instead of a pessimist, for if one is doomed to disappointment, why experience it in advance?
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Disappointment Optimist Pessimist
Husbands do not care to be contradicted. Indeed, I do not know anyone who does.
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Care Contradicted Husband
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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Blame Cat Dog
Nothing looks as self-satisfied as a contented cat.
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Cat Looks Self
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
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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People Powerful Voice
I do, however, think it would be difficult to write books I don’t like to read.
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Book Thinking Writing
Many persons lead lives of crushing boredom.
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Boredom Crush Persons
I do hope you have some money. I’m getting tired of hitting people.
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Hitting People Tired

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