Barbara Mertz
Barbara Mertz
Barbara Mertzwas an American author who wrote under her own name as well as under the pseudonyms Elizabeth Peters and Barbara Michaels. In 1952 she received a PhD in Egyptology from the University of Chicago. While she was best known for her mystery and suspense novels, in the 1960s she authored two books on ancient Egypt, both of which have remained in print ever since...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth29 September 1927
CountryUnited States of America
lying down-and weakness
If someone lies down and invites you to trample upon him, you are a remarkable individual if you decline the invitation.
use superstitions practicals
Superstition has its practical uses.
loving-someone people disease
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.
youth common young
A fondness for martyrdom, especially of the verbal variety, is common to the young.
men asking-for-help giving
A man asking for help ought to at least give directions.
joy church majesty
a church ought to express the joy of religion as well as its majesty.
garden soul gardening
there is nothing like a garden to rest the soul.
emotion reason gullibility
When emotion supersedes reason ... gullibility must follow.
sacrifice results martyrdom
Martyrdom is often the result of excessive gullibility.
strong hate sight
It was hate at first sight, clean, pure and strong as grain alcohol.
race history half
Conventional history completely ignores half the human race.
dream ambition cutting
There is nothing sadder than the cheerful letters of the dead, expressing hopes that were never fulfilled, ambitions that were never achieved, dreams cut off before they could come to fruition.
typical stereotype librarian
stereotypes are awfully misleading. There are typical librarians, but not all librarians are typical.
christian half lasts
I never meant to marry. In my opinion, a woman born in the last half of the nineteenth century of the Christian era suffered from enough disadvantages without willfully embracing another.