Barbara Mertz People Quotations

Giving other people advice is one of the most irritating and useless activities known to man.

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.

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

Cats always made up to the people who hated them the most. Depending on how you chose to look at it, it was a touching manifestation of trust, or a malicious pleasure in human discomfort.

There are too many people in the world as it is, but the supply of ancient manuscripts is severely limited.

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.

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

People who relate what they believe to be new and startling information like to have such information received with exclamations of astonishment and admiration.