“I disapprove of matrimony as a matter of principle…. Why should any independent, intelligent female choose to subject herself to the whims and tyrannies of a husband? I assure you, I have yet to meet a man as sensible as myself! (Amelia Peabody)”Elizabeth Peters Crocodile on the SandbankSource: Crocodile on the Sandbank
“If you take a man by surprise, and behave with sufficient arrogance, he will generally do what you ask.-Emerson”Elizabeth Peters The Last Camel Died at NoonSource: The Last Camel Died at Noon