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When men start talking about ‘honor’, there is sure to be trouble ahead.

Barbara Mertz

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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Beautiful Hero Nice
Exaggeration is the cheapest form of humor.
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Exaggeration Form Humor
The only way to do it is to do it: by writing, writing, writing.
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Only Way Write Writing
I can do a book in three months if I spend all day, seven days a week at it and, in fact, I work better that way.
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Book Three Way
I do not scruple to employ mendacity and a fictitious appearance of female incompetence when the occasion demands it.
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Appearance Demand Female
A man asking for help ought to at least give directions.
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Asking Giving Help Men
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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Answers Courses Superb
It was hate at first sight, clean, pure and strong as grain alcohol.
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Hate Sight Strong
Spring is always cruel, with its false promise of resurrection.
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Promise Resurrection Spring
The opportunity to lecture had restored my good humor.
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Lectures Opportunity Teaching
Emerson,’ I said, choosing my words with care, ‘it is a sheer drop from the cleft down to the base of the cliff. If you are bent on breaking your arm or your leg or your neck or all three, find a place closer to home so we won’t have to carry you such a distance.
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Distance Home Three
Another dead body. Every year it is the same. Every year, another dead body.
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Another Body Every Year Years
It may take us a little longer to reach the summit, but never fear, we will get there!
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Determination Littles May
Husbands do not care to be contradicted. Indeed, I do not know anyone who does.
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Care Contradicted Husband
If you take a man by surprise, and behave with sufficient arrogance, he will generally do what you ask. -Emerson
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Arrogance Men Surprise
If all else fails, we will simply have to drug our attendants, overpower the guards, raise the oppressed peasants to arms, and take over the government.
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Arms Drug Government

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