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Superstition has its practical uses.

Barbara Mertz

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Barbara Mertz
Age: 85 †
Born: 1927
Born: September 29
Died: 2013
Died: August 8
Archaeologist
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Egyptologist
Novelist
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Canton
Illinois
Elizabeth Peters
Barbara Michaels
Barbara Louise Mertz
Superstitions
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Superstition

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Most men are reasonably useful in a crisis. The difficulty lies in convincing them that the situation has reached a critical point
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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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Spring is always cruel, with its false promise of resurrection.
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Martyrdom is often the result of excessive gullibility.
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The only way to do it is to do it: by writing, writing, writing.
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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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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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Humor is an excellent method of keeping a tight rein on unproductive displays of emotion.
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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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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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A fondness for martyrdom, especially of the verbal variety, is common to the young.
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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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Your trousers are on fire. I would have told you, but you so dislike advice.
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The opportunity to lecture had restored my good humor.
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It is easier to counterfeit old age than youth.
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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 their own sins.
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Exaggeration is the cheapest form of humor.
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stereotypes are awfully misleading. There are typical librarians, but not all librarians are typical.
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