When men start talking about 'honor', there is sure to be trouble ahead. Barbara Mertz More Quotes by Barbara Mertz More Quotes From Barbara Mertz Another dead body. Every year it is the same. Every year, another dead body. Barbara Mertz bodyyears I do not scruple to employ mendacity and a fictitious appearance of female incompetence when the occasion demands it. Barbara Mertz demandfemaleappearance Many persons lead lives of crushing boredom. Barbara Mertz boredomcrushpersons 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). Barbara Mertz golddoubtlong 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.) Barbara Mertz creditmenthinking I would never have supposed that inexperienced girl was capable of such cold-blooded, calculating manipulation! Barbara Mertz manipulationcoldgirl The combination of physical strength and moral sincerity combined with tenderness of heart is exactly what is wanted in a husband.--Ameila Peabody Barbara Mertz moralhusbandheart The cat Horus shot out from under the table and headed for the door, his ears flattened and his tail straight out. There he encountered Abdullah, who had been waiting for us on the verandah and who had, I supposed, been alarmed by Emerson's shouts and hurried to discover what disaster had prompted them. The cat got entangled in Abdullah's skirts and a brief interval of staggering (by Abdullah), scratching (by Horus) and swearing (by both parties) ensued before Horus freed himself and departed. Barbara Mertz catpartydoors Sekhmet crawled onto Ramses's lap and began to purr. 'The creature oozes like a furry slug,' said Ramses, eyeing it without favor. Barbara Mertz slugslapfavors Marriage, in my view, should be a balanced stalemate between equal adversaries. Barbara Mertz marriageshouldviews Exaggeration is the cheapest form of humor. Barbara Mertz exaggeration-isformhumor Husbands do not care to be contradicted. Indeed, I do not know anyone who does. Barbara Mertz carehusbanddoe People who relate what they believe to be new and startling information like to have such information received with exclamations of astonishment and admiration. Barbara Mertz astonishmentbelievepeople The approval of a cat cannot but flatter the recipient. Barbara Mertz catapproval It may take us a little longer to reach the summit, but never fear, we will get there! Barbara Mertz determinationmaylittles I've been reading ghost stories ever since I could read. I'm immensely curious about ghosts and UFOs and all that stuff, but I'm a very hard-headed person. Barbara Mertz ghost-storiesreadingstuff 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. Barbara Mertz knowingwritingcharacter The only way to do it is to do it: by writing, writing, writing. Barbara Mertz writingway Giving other people advice is one of the most irritating and useless activities known to man. Barbara Mertz givingmenpeople To argue without knowledge is like trying to weave without thread. Barbara Mertz threadarguingtrying
