Barbara Mertz Quotes
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Dogs can be made to feel guilty about anything, including the sins of their owners. Cats refuse to take the blame for anything - including…
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The opportunity to lecture had restored my good humor.
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He hesitated for a moment. Then he said softly, "I love you, Mother." He took my hand and kissed it, and folded my fingers round…
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Noble causes have a deplorable effect on the morals of the persons who espouse them.
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When men start talking about 'honor', there is sure to be trouble ahead.
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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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It is easier to counterfeit old age than youth.
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Who are we really? Combinations of common chemicals that perform mechanical actions for a few years before crumbling back into the original components? Fresh new…
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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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The only way to do it is to do it: by writing, writing, writing.
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That's maturity-when you realize that you've finally arrived at a state of ignorance as profound as your parents.
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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…
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I do, however, think it would be difficult to write books I don't like to read.
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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…
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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…
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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…
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The way to get on with a cat is to treat it as an equal - or even better, as the superior it knows itself…
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Marriage, in my view, should be a balanced stalemate between equal adversaries.
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I would not be at all surprised to find that it was for gold that Cain committed the first murder. (It happened a very long…
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Many persons lead lives of crushing boredom.
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