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a church ought to express the joy of religion as well as its majesty.

Barbara Mertz

…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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Amusement Done Looks
When emotion supersedes reason … gullibility must follow.
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Emotion Gullibility Reason
Cats 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.
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Cat People Touching
Husbands do not care to be contradicted. Indeed, I do not know anyone who does.
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Care Contradicted Husband
I do, however, think it would be difficult to write books I don’t like to read.
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Book Thinking Writing
But the dust! And the clutter! My housewifely and scholarly instincts were equally offended.
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Dust Instinct Scholarly
Giving other people advice is one of the most irritating and useless activities known to man.
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Giving Men People
Marriage, in my view, should be a balanced stalemate between equal adversaries.
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Marriage Should Views
Dogs can be made to feel guilty about anything, including the sins of their owners. Cats refuse to take the blame for anything – including their own sins.
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Blame Cat Dog
The only way to do it is to do it: by writing, writing, writing.
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Only Way Write Writing
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
Ramses 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.
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Fashion Helen Peculiar
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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Credit Men Thinking
Nefret had always had an uncanny ability to read his thoughts. ‘Did she cry?’ she asked sweetly. ‘And then you kissed her? You shouldn’t have done that. I’m sure you meant well, but kissing someone out of pity is always a mistake.
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Done Kissing Mistake
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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Cat Likes Quality
Superstition has its practical uses.
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Practical Superstitions Use

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