No woman really wants a man to carry her off; she only wants him to want to do it.
BARBARA MERTZ
Superstition has its practical uses.
More Barbara Mertz Quotes
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No woman really wants a man to carry her off; she only wants him to want to do it.
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Husbands do not care to be contradicted. Indeed, I do not know anyone who does.
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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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Giving other people advice is one of the most irritating and useless activities known to man.
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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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When one is striding bravely into the future one cannot watch one’s footing.
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a church ought to express the joy of religion as well as its majesty.
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He hesitated for a moment. Then he said softly, “I love you, Mother.” He took my hand and kissed it, and folded my fingers round the stem of the rose. He had stripped it of its thorns.
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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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I have learned that particularly clever ideas do not always stand up under close scrutiny.
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Reputations are shaped not by facts but by prejudices.
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Another dead body. Every year it is the same. Every year, another dead body.
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The trouble with unknown enemies is that they are so difficult to identify.
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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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Superstition has its practical uses.
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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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