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Portrait of Judith Merkle Riley

Judith Merkle Riley

(1942–2010) Writer United States

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Judith Merkle Riley was a writer from the United States, best known for In pursuit of the green lion.

Quick Facts About Judith Merkle Riley

Born: January 14, 1942
Died: September 12, 2010
Nationality: United States
Profession: Writer
Notable works: In pursuit of the green lion

About Judith Merkle Riley

Judith Merkle Riley was an American political scientist and novelist. Writing as Judith A. Merkle, she published Management and Ideology: The Legacy of the International Scientific Management Movement (1980), a study of scientific management reviewed in major historical journals. Beginning in 1988, under her married name, she wrote six historical novels set in late medieval and early modern Europe.

Quotes by Judith Merkle Riley

“Why the Romans, Father?" I asked him one afternoon. "Because, my child, they teach us how to bear suffering in a world…

Judith Merkle Riley

Child

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A cat improves the garden wall in sunshine, and the hearth in foul weather.

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Cat

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“Now, if God were a woman, things would be entirely different, it seemed to me. Certainly She wouldn’t make a girl get…

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Choices

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“He didn't want to puff her up. Puffed-up women are one of the original sources of trouble in the world. If anyone…

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“I could feel something cold stalking my heart. It was fear. They all begin this way, I thought, with pledges of love.”

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Cold

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“Poverty is the curse of ancient but numerous lineages.”

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Curse

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“How funny we are, I thought, the way we dance about each other, each afraid of being hurt by the other.”

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“Margaret looked up at him from where she sat by the window. "Oh, Brother Gregory, what's wrong with your hand" "I'm just…

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