Elizabeth Peters Quotes

Bucolic Peace Is Not My Ambience, And The Giving Of Tea Parties Is By No Means My Favorite Amusement. In Fact, I Would Prefer To Be Pursued Across The Desert By A Band Of Savage Dervishes Brandishing Spears And Howling For My Blood. I Would Rather Be Chased Up A Tree By A Mad Dog, Or Face A Mummy Risen From Its Grave. I Would Rather Be Threatened By Knives, Pistols, Poisonous Snakes, And The Curse Of A Long-dead King. Lest I Be Accused Of Exaggeration, ... Emerson Once Remarked That If I Should Encounter A Band Of Dervishes, Five Minutes Of My Nagging Would Unquestionably Inspire Even The Mildest Of Them To Massacre Me ...

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