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Barbara Mertz

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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Crisis Lying Men
Reputations are shaped not by facts but by prejudices.
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Facts Prejudice Reputation
Spring is always cruel, with its false promise of resurrection.
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Promise Resurrection Spring
Exaggeration is the cheapest form of humor.
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Exaggeration Form Humor
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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Disappointment Optimist Pessimist
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
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
Many persons lead lives of crushing boredom.
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Boredom Crush Persons
Humor is an excellent method of keeping a tight rein on unproductive displays of emotion.
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Emotion Excellent Method
The approval of a cat cannot but flatter the recipient.
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Approval Cat Flatter Recipient
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
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
Emerson,’ I said, choosing my words with care, ‘it is a sheer drop from the cleft down to the base of the cliff. If you are bent on breaking your arm or your leg or your neck or all three, find a place closer to home so we won’t have to carry you such a distance.
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Distance Home Three
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

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