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Writing is like a bird-watcher watching for birds: the stories are there: you just have to train yourself to look for them.

Barbara Mertz

But the dust! And the clutter! My housewifely and scholarly instincts were equally offended.
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Dust Instinct Scholarly
To argue without knowledge is like trying to weave without thread.
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Arguing Thread Trying
Money was the manure of politics.
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Manure Money Politics
A lady cannot be blamed if a master criminal takes a fancy to her.
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Criminals Fancy Masters
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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Ignorance Maturity Profound
The trouble with unknown enemies is that they are so difficult to identify.
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Difficult Enemy Trouble
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 have learned that particularly clever ideas do not always stand up under close scrutiny.
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Clever Ideas Scrutiny
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
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
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
Humor is an excellent method of keeping a tight rein on unproductive displays of emotion.
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Emotion Excellent Method
Husbands do not care to be contradicted. Indeed, I do not know anyone who does.
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Care Contradicted Husband
The only people who are not in awe of Emerson’s powerful voice and well-nigh superhuman strength are the members of his own family. He is aware of this, and often complains about it; so from time to time I like to put on a little show of being intimidated. ‘Proceed, my dear,’ I said apologetically.
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People Powerful Voice
It was hate at first sight, clean, pure and strong as grain alcohol.
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Hate Sight Strong
I had refused Emerson’s well-meant offers of assistance, knowing his efforts would be confined to moving the furniture to the wrong places and demanding how much longer the process would take.
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Effort Knowing Moving

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