It was hate at first sight, clean, pure and strong as grain alcohol.
BARBARA MERTZIn 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.)
More Barbara Mertz Quotes
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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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That’s maturity-when you realize that you’ve finally arrived at a state of ignorance as profound as your parents.
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I’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.
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stereotypes are awfully misleading. There are typical librarians, but not all librarians are typical.
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I sometimes wonder what it would be like to be the respected patriarch of an ordinary English family.” “Very boring, Emerson.
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Superstition has its practical uses.
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There is nothing sadder than the cheerful letters of the dead, expressing hopes that were never fulfilled, ambitions that were never achieved, dreams cut off before they could come to fruition.
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If someone lies down and invites you to trample upon him, you are a remarkable individual if you decline the invitation.
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The combination of physical strength and moral sincerity combined with tenderness of heart is exactly what is wanted in a husband.–Ameila Peabody
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I knew the answer, and–of course–so did Ramses. He has superb breath control and always gets in ahead of me.
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Marriage, in my view, should be a balanced stalemate between equal adversaries.
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I 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.
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When emotion supersedes reason … gullibility must follow.
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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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The trouble with unknown enemies is that they are so difficult to identify.
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