Barbara Mertz
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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.
mother love-you son
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.
looks done amusement
...Nefret said with a gusty sigh, 'Well, that's done it. We may as well join in, Ramses, family arguments are the favorite form of amusement here and this looks like being a loud one.
book ideas pages
Getting an idea for a book is not the problem, but you need 300 ideas - an idea a page.
ignorance maturity profound
That's maturity-when you realize that you've finally arrived at a state of ignorance as profound as your parents.
book way months
I can do a book in three months if I spend all day, seven days a week at it and, in fact, I work better that way.
book writing thinking
I do, however, think it would be difficult to write books I don't like to read.
character writing knowing
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.
writing way
The only way to do it is to do it: by writing, writing, writing.
men people giving
Giving other people advice is one of the most irritating and useless activities known to man.
trying arguing thread
To argue without knowledge is like trying to weave without thread.
age youth easier
It is easier to counterfeit old age than youth.
writing habit latter
I have no writing habit. I work when I feel like it, and I work when I have to - mostly the latter.
men talking political
When men start talking about 'honor', there is sure to be trouble ahead.