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…Nefret said with a gusty sigh, ‘Well, that’s done it. We may as well join in, Ramses, family arguments are the favorite form of amusement here and this looks like being a loud one.

Barbara Mertz

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
..he continues to cling to the forlorn hope that I will turn into one of those swooning females…and fling myself squeeling at him whenever anything happens. Like all men, he clings to his illusions.
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Female Men Swooning
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
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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Down And Lying Weakness
A fondness for martyrdom, especially of the verbal variety, is common to the young.
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Common Young Youth
Giving other people advice is one of the most irritating and useless activities known to man.
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Giving Men People
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
Spring is always cruel, with its false promise of resurrection.
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Promise Resurrection Spring
Love has a very dulling effect on the brain
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Brain Dulling Effects Love
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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English Ordinary Sometimes Wonder
When one is striding bravely into the future one cannot watch one’s footing.
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Foot Future Many One People Watches
There are too many people in the world as it is, but the supply of ancient manuscripts is severely limited.
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Ancient People World
Superstition has its practical uses.
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Practical Superstitions Use
Most men are reasonably useful in a crisis. The difficulty lies in convincing them that the situation has reached a critical point
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Crisis Lying Men
But the dust! And the clutter! My housewifely and scholarly instincts were equally offended.
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Dust Instinct Scholarly
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

…Nefret said with a gusty sigh, ‘Well, that’s done it. We may as well join in, Ramses, family arguments are the favorite form of amusement here and this looks like being a loud one.

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…Nefret said with a gusty sigh, ‘Well, that’s done it. We may as well join in, Ramses, family arguments are the favorite form of amusement here and this looks like being a loud one.

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