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there is nothing like a garden to rest the soul.

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
Nothing
Like
Gardening
Garden
Rest
Soul

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The only way to do it is to do it: by writing, writing, writing.
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The approval of a cat cannot but flatter the recipient.
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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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Exaggeration is the cheapest form of 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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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 that way.
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Your trousers are on fire. I would have told you, but you so dislike advice.
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Superstition has its practical uses.
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stereotypes are awfully misleading. There are typical librarians, but not all librarians are typical.
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Martyrdom is often the result of excessive gullibility.
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I disapprove of matrimony as a matter of principle.... Why should any independent, intelligent female choose to subject herself to the whims and tyrannies of a husband? I assure you, I have yet to meet a man as sensible as myself! (Amelia Peabody)
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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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a church ought to express the joy of religion as well as its majesty.
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A lady cannot be blamed if a master criminal takes a fancy to her.
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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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The combination of physical strength and moral sincerity combined with tenderness of heart is exactly what is wanted in a husband.--Ameila Peabody
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It is easier to counterfeit old age than youth.
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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 to page 42 and fix things. I'm not recommending it as a way to write. It's very sloppy, but it works for me.
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