Sometimes the characters develop almost without your knowing it. You find them doing things you hadn't planned on, and then I have to go back to page 42 and fix things. I'm not recommending it as a way to write.… — Barbara Mertz Copy Share Image
Getting an idea for a book is not the problem, but you need 300 ideas - an idea a page. — Barbara Mertz Copy Share Image
I never meant to marry. In my opinion, a woman born in the last half of the nineteenth century of the Christian era suffered… — Barbara Mertz Copy Share Image
Dogs can be made to feel guilty about anything, including the sins of their owners. Cats refuse to take the blame for anything -… — Barbara Mertz Copy Share Image
a church ought to express the joy of religion as well as its majesty. — Barbara Mertz Copy Share Image
Husbands do not care to be contradicted. Indeed, I do not know anyone who does. — Barbara Mertz Copy Share Image
People who relate what they believe to be new and startling information like to have such information received with exclamations of astonishment and admiration. — Barbara Mertz Copy Share Image
When men start talking about 'honor', there is sure to be trouble ahead. — Barbara Mertz Copy Share Image
