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
government drug arms
If all else fails, we will simply have to drug our attendants, overpower the guards, raise the oppressed peasants to arms, and take over the government.
enemy trouble difficult
The trouble with unknown enemies is that they are so difficult to identify.
emotion excellent method
Humor is an excellent method of keeping a tight rein on unproductive displays of emotion.
tired people hitting
I do hope you have some money. I'm getting tired of hitting people.
lying heart past
I will tell you a little secret about archaeologists, dear Reader. They all pretend t be very high-minded. They claim that their sole aim in excavation is to uncover the mysteries of the past and add to the store of human knowledge. They lie. What they really want is a spectacular discovery, so they can get their names in the newspapers and inspire envy and hatred in the hearts of their rivals.
men gentleman pay
Is is difficult to be angry with a gentleman who pays you compliments, even impertinent compliments. Especially impertinent compliments.
watches
When one is striding bravely into the future one cannot watch one's footing.
long doubt gold
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).
crush boredom persons
Many persons lead lives of crushing boredom.
female demand appearance
I do not scruple to employ mendacity and a fictitious appearance of female incompetence when the occasion demands it.
funny women want
No woman really wants a man to carry her off; she only wants him to want to do it.
lying men crisis
Most men are reasonably useful in a crisis. The difficulty lies in convincing them that the situation has reached a critical point
cat way treats
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.
men arrogance surprise
If you take a man by surprise, and behave with sufficient arrogance, he will generally do what you ask. -Emerson