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A man asking for help ought to at least give directions.

Barbara Mertz

Most men are reasonably useful in a crisis. The difficulty lies in convincing them that the situation has reached a critical point
BARBARA MERTZ

Crisis Lying Men
Exaggeration is the cheapest form of humor.
BARBARA MERTZ

Exaggeration Form Humor
Loving someone condemns you to a lifetime of fear. You become painfully conscious of how fragile people are – bundles of brittle bones and vulnerable flesh, breeding grounds for billions of deadly germs and horrible diseases.
BARBARA MERTZ

Disease Loving People Someone
I would never have supposed that inexperienced girl was capable of such cold-blooded, calculating manipulation!
BARBARA MERTZ

Cold Girl Manipulation
I do, however, think it would be difficult to write books I don’t like to read.
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Book Thinking Writing
A lady cannot be blamed if a master criminal takes a fancy to her.
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Criminals Fancy Masters
The approval of a cat cannot but flatter the recipient.
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Approval Cat Flatter Recipient
Superstition has its practical uses.
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Practical Superstitions Use
a church ought to express the joy of religion as well as its majesty.
BARBARA MERTZ

Church Joy Majesty
It may take us a little longer to reach the summit, but never fear, we will get there!
BARBARA MERTZ

Determination Littles May
..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.
BARBARA MERTZ

Female Men Swooning
Money was the manure of politics.
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Manure Money Politics
To argue without knowledge is like trying to weave without thread.
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Arguing Thread Trying
Marriage, in my view, should be a balanced stalemate between equal adversaries.
BARBARA MERTZ

Marriage Should Views
Husbands do not care to be contradicted. Indeed, I do not know anyone who does.
BARBARA MERTZ

Care Contradicted Husband
It’s not unsporting to thrash a cowardly cad,’ said Simmons. ‘Everyone knows you don’t fight like a gentleman.’ ‘That might be called an oxymoron,’ Ramses said. ‘Oh–sorry. Bad form to use long words. Look it up when you get home.’ The poor devil didn’t know how to fight, like a gentleman or otherwise.
BARBARA MERTZ

Fighting Home Sorry

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