there is nothing like a garden to rest the soul.
BARBARA MERTZthere is nothing like a garden to rest the soul.
BARBARA MERTZI 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).
BARBARA MERTZMost men are reasonably useful in a crisis. The difficulty lies in convincing them that the situation has reached a critical point
BARBARA MERTZI 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 MERTZPeople who relate what they believe to be new and startling information like to have such information received with exclamations of astonishment and admiration.
BARBARA MERTZSekhmet crawled onto Ramses’s lap and began to purr. ‘The creature oozes like a furry slug,’ said Ramses, eyeing it without favor.
BARBARA MERTZMany persons lead lives of crushing boredom.
BARBARA MERTZThe trouble with unknown enemies is that they are so difficult to identify.
BARBARA MERTZstereotypes are awfully misleading. There are typical librarians, but not all librarians are typical.
BARBARA MERTZI’ve been reading ghost stories ever since I could read. I’m immensely curious about ghosts and UFOs and all that stuff, but I’m a very hard-headed person.
BARBARA MERTZWhen one is striding bravely into the future one cannot watch one’s footing.
BARBARA MERTZCats always made up to the people who hated them the most. Depending on how you chose to look at it, it was a touching manifestation of trust, or a malicious pleasure in human discomfort.
BARBARA MERTZRamses 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.
BARBARA MERTZSpring is always cruel, with its false promise of resurrection.
BARBARA MERTZa church ought to express the joy of religion as well as its majesty.
BARBARA MERTZExaggeration is the cheapest form of humor.
BARBARA MERTZ