Conventional history completely ignores half the human race.
BARBARA MERTZWhen men start talking about ‘honor’, there is sure to be trouble ahead.
More Barbara Mertz Quotes
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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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Money was the manure of politics.
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You are softening toward the young rascal because he is ill, and because he says he likes cats.” “It is an engaging quality, Emerson.” “That depends,” said Emerson darkly, “on how he likes them.
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To argue without knowledge is like trying to weave without thread.
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I have learned that particularly clever ideas do not always stand up under close scrutiny.
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Many persons lead lives of crushing boredom.
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Getting an idea for a book is not the problem, but you need 300 ideas – an idea a page.
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Martyrdom is often the result of excessive gullibility.
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If you take a man by surprise, and behave with sufficient arrogance, he will generally do what you ask. -Emerson
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I don’t think she realized how much she cared for him, or he for her, until the end. Hasn’t someone said a woman may be known by the men who love her enough to die for her? (If they haven’t, I claim the credit myself.)
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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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The trouble with unknown enemies is that they are so difficult to identify.
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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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Husbands do not care to be contradicted. Indeed, I do not know anyone who does.
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The opportunity to lecture had restored my good humor.
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