115 Quotes by Barbara Mertz

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    I have no writing habit. I work when I feel like it, and I work when I have to – mostly the latter.

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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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    I knew the answer, and – of course – so did Ramses. He has superb breath control and always gets in ahead of me.

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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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    If you take a man by surprise, and behave with sufficient arrogance, he will generally do what you ask. -Emerson.

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    I do hope you have some money. I’m getting tired of hitting people.

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