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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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Noble causes have a deplorable effect on the morals of the persons who espouse them.
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there is nothing like a garden to rest the soul.
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But the dust! And the clutter! My housewifely and scholarly instincts were equally offended.
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