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Getting an idea for a book is not the problem, but you need 300 ideas – an idea a page.

Barbara Mertz

It was hate at first sight, clean, pure and strong as grain alcohol.
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Hate Sight Strong
Marriage, in my view, should be a balanced stalemate between equal adversaries.
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Marriage Should Views
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
I have no writing habit. I work when I feel like it, and I work when I have to – mostly the latter.
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Habit Latter Writing
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
Conventional history completely ignores half the human race.
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Half History Race
Humor is an excellent method of keeping a tight rein on unproductive displays of emotion.
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Emotion Excellent Method
To argue without knowledge is like trying to weave without thread.
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Arguing Thread Trying
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
Spring is always cruel, with its false promise of resurrection.
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Promise Resurrection Spring
Cats always pick the laps of the people who don’t like them.
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Cat Lap People
…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
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
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.
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Disease Loving People Someone
Noble causes have a deplorable effect on the morals of the persons who espouse them.
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Noble Political Politics
Money was the manure of politics.
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Manure Money Politics

Getting an idea for a book is not the problem, but you need 300 ideas – an idea a page.

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Getting an idea for a book is not the problem, but you need 300 ideas – an idea a page.

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