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1 " 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 Sandbank (Amelia Peabody, #1)
2 " I do not scruple to employ mendacity and a fictitious appearance of female incompetence when the occasion demands it. "
― Elizabeth Peters
3 " Marriage, in my view, should be a balanced stalemate between equal adversaries. "
― Elizabeth Peters , The Mummy Case (Amelia Peabody, #3)
4 " Any man with a grain of sense knows that marriage is the only way, these days, to acquire a full-time maid who works twenty-five hours a day, with no time off and no pay except room and board. (p9) "
― Elizabeth Peters , Borrower of the Night (Vicky Bliss, #1)
5 " Emerson is a remarkable person, considering that he is a man. Which is not saying a great deal. "
― Elizabeth Peters , The Curse of the Pharaohs (Amelia Peabody, #2)
6 " I was beginning to fear that you had turned into one of those boring females who can only say 'Yes, my dear' ... You know very well, Peabody, that our little discussions are the spice of life -- 'The pepper in the soup of marriage' -- Very aptly put, Peabody. If you become meek and acquiescent, I will put an advertisement in the Times telling Sethos to drop by and collect you. Promise me you will never stop scolding... "
― Elizabeth Peters , Lion in the Valley (Amelia Peabody, #4)
7 " For a time Emerson politely endeavored to conceal his boredom - like most men, he is profoundly disinterested in all children except his own - ... "
― Elizabeth Peters , The Falcon at the Portal (Amelia Peabody, #11)
8 " When, oh when will justice and reason prevail, and Woman descend from the pedestal on which Man has placed her (in order to prevent her from doing anything except standing perfectly still) and take her rightful place beside him? "
― Elizabeth Peters , The Deeds of the Disturber (Amelia Peabody, #5)
9 " Reputable scholars might have denied its authenticity, but there are always other scholars who disagree--and people will believe what they want to believe, never mind the evidence. If there is anything life has taught me, it is that there is no idea so absurd that someone will not accept it as truth, and no action so bizarre that it will not be justified in the eyes of a true believer. "
10 " I had had my night of weeping...I had purged myself of useless emotions that terrible night, now every nerve every sinew, every thought was bent on a single purpose "
11 " Is is difficult to be angry with a gentleman who pays you compliments, even impertinent compliments. Especially impertinent compliments. "
― Elizabeth Peters , The Hippopotamus Pool (Amelia Peabody, #8)
12 " Though Emerson is a firm believer in the equality of the female sex, he has some secret reservations, and one of them involves the car. (There is something about these machines that makes men want to pound their chests and roar like gorillas. I speak figuratively, of course.) "
― Elizabeth Peters , He Shall Thunder in the Sky (Amelia Peabody, #12)
13 " Nefret was still pouting when Emerson helped her into the carriage. Emerson did not observe the pout. He would not have observed it (men being what they are) even if something had not distracted him. "
14 " The men had scattered in all directions, which men are inclined to do when women leave them to their own devices for any length of time. I believe they are easily bored. "
― Elizabeth Peters , A River in the Sky (Amelia Peabody, #19)
15 " Emerson has what I believe is called a selective memory. He can recall minute details of particular excavations but is likely to forget where he left his hat. "
16 " Men like to create unnecessary organizations and give them impressive or mysterious names; this usually ends in increased confusion, and should therefore be ignored. "
17 " It was a needless precaution, I felt sure, but men always enjoy marching around with weapons and flexing their figurative muscles, and I saw no reason to deny them this harmless exercise. "
― Elizabeth Peters , The Snake, the Crocodile and the Dog (Amelia Peabody, #7)
18 " Men are so easy to manipulate, poor things. "
19 " I had refused Emerson's well-meant offers of assistance, knowing his efforts would be confined to moving the furniture to the wrong places and demanding how much longer the process would take. "
20 " I fink it is a femuw. A femuw of a winowcowus... A a-stinct winocowus. "
