Love Has A Very Dulling Effect On

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.

No Woman Really Wants A Man To Carry Her Off; She Only Wants Him To Want To Do It.

I Am So Tired Of Ruggedly Handsome Heroes. I Don't Know Too Many Ruggedly Handsome People Who Are Necessarily Nice People. In Fact, The Beautiful People Have A Big Handicap Because They Rely Too Much On Their Appearance And Don't Bother To Become Interesting.

I Will Tell You A Little Secret About Archaeologists, Dear Reader. They All Pretend T Be Very High-minded. They Claim That Their Sole Aim In Excavation Is To Uncover The Mysteries Of The Past And Add To The Store Of Human Knowledge. They Lie. What They Really Want Is A Spectacular Discovery, So They Can Get Their Names In The Newspapers And Inspire Envy And Hatred In The Hearts Of Their Rivals.

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)