115 Quotes by Barbara Mertz

The combination of physical strength and moral sincerity combined with tenderness of heart is exactly what is wanted in a husband. – Ameila Peabody.

When one is striding bravely into the future one cannot watch one’s footing.

Getting an idea for a book is not the problem, but you need 300 ideas – an idea a page.

He hesitated for a moment. Then he said softly, “I love you, Mother.” He took my hand and kissed it, and folded my fingers round the stem of the rose. He had stripped it of its thorns.

I had refused Emerson’s well-meant offers of assistance, knowing his efforts would be confined to moving the furniture to the wrong places and demanding how much longer the process would take.

Cats always pick the laps of the people who don’t like them.

The way to get on with a cat is to treat it as an equal – or even better, as the superior it knows itself to be.

Most men are reasonably useful in a crisis. The difficulty lies in convincing them that the situation has reached a critical point.

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.