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.
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.
answers superb courses
I knew the answer, and--of course--so did Ramses. He has superb breath control and always gets in ahead of me.
tired people hitting
I do hope you have some money. I'm getting tired of hitting people.
political causes noble
Noble causes have a deplorable effect on the morals of the persons who espouse them.
cat self looks
Nothing looks as self-satisfied as a contented cat.
mother pain doors
There was no warning, not even a knock. The door flew open, and he forgot his present aches and pains in anticipation of what lay in store. The figure that stood in the door was not that of an enemy. It was worse. It was his mother.
marriage views stalemate
Marriage, in my view, should be a balanced stalemate between equal adversaries.
cat approval
The approval of a cat cannot but flatter the recipient.
dust instinct scholarly
But the dust! And the clutter! My housewifely and scholarly instincts were equally offended.
masculinity
His masculinity was only too apparent
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 gentleman pay
Is is difficult to be angry with a gentleman who pays you compliments, even impertinent compliments. Especially impertinent compliments.