“As Ramses did the same for his mother, he saw that her eyes were fixed on him. She had been unusually silent.… — Elizabeth Peters Copy Share Image
Your trousers are on fire. I would have told you, but you so dislike advice... — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“The men had scattered in all directions, which men are inclined to do when women leave them to their own devices for… — Elizabeth Peters Copy Share Image
I disapprove of matrimony as a matter of principle.... Why should any independent, intelligent female choose to subject herself to the whims… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“His lips parted, but long years of experience with Ramses, and to some extent, Emerson, had taught me how to turn a… — Elizabeth Peters Copy Share Image
I do not scruple to employ mendacity and a fictitious appearance of female incompetence when the occasion demands it. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Men like to create unnecessary organizations and give them impressive or mysterious names; this usually ends in increased confusion, and should therefore… — Elizabeth Peters Copy Share Image
I would never have supposed that inexperienced girl was capable of such cold-blooded, calculating manipulation! — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“God help the poor mummy who encounters you, Peabody,” he said bitterly. “We ought to supply it with a pistol, to even… — Elizabeth Peters Copy Share Image
“The roar of an angry crowd is one of the most terrifying sounds in the world.” — Elizabeth Peters Copy Share Image
“Either the War Office had recruited Ramses - in which case I would have General Spencer's head on a platter - or… — Elizabeth Peters Copy Share Image
There was no warning, not even a knock. The door flew open, and he forgot his present aches and pains in anticipation… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Emerson has what I believe is called a selective memory. He can recall minute details of particular excavations but is likely to… — Elizabeth Peters Copy Share Image
Is is difficult to be angry with a gentleman who pays you compliments, even impertinent compliments. Especially impertinent compliments. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Most men are reasonably useful in a crisis. The difficulty lies in convincing them that the situation has reached a critical point — Anonymous Copy Share Image
No woman really wants a man to carry her off; she only wants him to want to do it. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
