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
men people giving
Giving other people advice is one of the most irritating and useless activities known to man.
powerful voice people
The only people who are not in awe of Emerson's powerful voice and well-nigh superhuman strength are the members of his own family. He is aware of this, and often complains about it; so from time to time I like to put on a little show of being intimidated. 'Proceed, my dear,' I said apologetically.
tired people hitting
I do hope you have some money. I'm getting tired of hitting people.
cat people touching
Cats always made up to the people who hated them the most. Depending on how you chose to look at it, it was a touching manifestation of trust, or a malicious pleasure in human discomfort.
people world ancient
There are too many people in the world as it is, but the supply of ancient manuscripts is severely limited.
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.
cat people lap
Cats always pick the laps of the people who don't like them.
believe people astonishment
People who relate what they believe to be new and startling information like to have such information received with exclamations of astonishment and admiration.
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.
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.
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.