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Barbara Mertz

When men start talking about ‘honor’, there is sure to be trouble ahead.
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Men Political Talking
No woman really wants a man to carry her off; she only wants him to want to do it.
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Funny Want Women
A man asking for help ought to at least give directions.
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Asking Giving Help Men
People who relate what they believe to be new and startling information like to have such information received with exclamations of astonishment and admiration.
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Astonishment Believe People
When emotion supersedes reason … gullibility must follow.
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Emotion Gullibility Reason
Sekhmet crawled onto Ramses’s lap and began to purr. ‘The creature oozes like a furry slug,’ said Ramses, eyeing it without favor.
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Favors Lap Slugs
When one is striding bravely into the future one cannot watch one’s footing.
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Foot Future Many One People Watches
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
Martyrdom is often the result of excessive gullibility.
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Martyrdom Results Sacrifice
I’ve been reading ghost stories ever since I could read. I’m immensely curious about ghosts and UFOs and all that stuff, but I’m a very hard-headed person.
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Ghost Reading Stories Stuff
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
Humor is an excellent method of keeping a tight rein on unproductive displays of emotion.
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Emotion Excellent Method
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
Writing is like a bird-watcher watching for birds: the stories are there: you just have to train yourself to look for them.
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Bird Looks Writing
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
Another dead body. Every year it is the same. Every year, another dead body.
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Another Body Every Year Years

Your trousers are on fire. I would have told you, but you so dislike advice.

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