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Getting an idea for a book is not the problem, but you need 300 ideas - an idea a page.

Barbara Mertz

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Barbara Mertz
Age: 85 †
Born: 1927
Born: September 29
Died: 2013
Died: August 8
Archaeologist
Author
Egyptologist
Novelist
Writer
Canton
Illinois
Elizabeth Peters
Barbara Michaels
Barbara Louise Mertz
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Ideas
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The approval of a cat cannot but flatter the recipient.
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The only way to do it is to do it: by writing, writing, writing.
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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 time ago, and Holy Writ, though no doubt divinely inspired, is a trifle careless about details. God is not a historian).
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Nefret had always had an uncanny ability to read his thoughts. 'Did she cry?' she asked sweetly. 'And then you kissed her? You shouldn't have done that. I'm sure you meant well, but kissing someone out of pity is always a mistake.
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..he continues to cling to the forlorn hope that I will turn into one of those swooning females...and fling myself squeeling at him whenever anything happens. Like all men, he clings to his illusions.
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Reputations are shaped not by facts but by prejudices.
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A fondness for martyrdom, especially of the verbal variety, is common to the young.
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Exaggeration is the cheapest form of humor.
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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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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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When one is striding bravely into the future one cannot watch one's footing.
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love has a very dulling effect on the brain
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I have learned that particularly clever ideas do not always stand up under close scrutiny.
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It is easier to counterfeit old age than youth.
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...Nefret said with a gusty sigh, 'Well, that's done it. We may as well join in, Ramses, family arguments are the favorite form of amusement here and this looks like being a loud one.
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I don't think she realized how much she cared for him, or he for her, until the end. Hasn't someone said a woman may be known by the men who love her enough to die for her? (If they haven't, I claim the credit myself.)
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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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Martyrdom is often the result of excessive gullibility.
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Superstition has its practical uses.
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