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Nothing looks as self-satisfied as a contented cat.
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
Contented
Cat
Satisfied
Nothing
Self
Looks
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I do not scruple to employ mendacity and a fictitious appearance of female incompetence when the occasion demands it.
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Reputations are shaped not by facts but by prejudices.
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It's not unsporting to thrash a cowardly cad,' said Simmons. 'Everyone knows you don't fight like a gentleman.' 'That might be called an oxymoron,' Ramses said. 'Oh--sorry. Bad form to use long words. Look it up when you get home.' The poor devil didn't know how to fight, like a gentleman or otherwise.
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If all else fails, we will simply have to drug our attendants, overpower the guards, raise the oppressed peasants to arms, and take over the government.
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But the dust! And the clutter! My housewifely and scholarly instincts were equally offended.
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kissing someone out of pity is always a mistake.
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Noble causes have a deplorable effect on the morals of the persons who espouse them.
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Spring is always cruel, with its false promise of resurrection.
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there is nothing like a garden to rest the soul.
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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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..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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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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a church ought to express the joy of religion as well as its majesty.
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The opportunity to lecture had restored my good humor.
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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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Martyrdom is often the result of excessive gullibility.
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Humor is an excellent method of keeping a tight rein on unproductive displays of emotion.
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I would never have supposed that inexperienced girl was capable of such cold-blooded, calculating manipulation!
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A lady cannot be blamed if a master criminal takes a fancy to her.
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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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