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“My philosophy, like color television, is all there in black and white.”
― Monty Python

“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.”
― Elizabeth Peters, The Deeds of the Disturber

“Your trousers are on fire. I would have told you, but you so dislike advice...”
― Elizabeth Peters

“The trouble with unknown enemies is that they are so difficult to identify.”
― Elizabeth Peters, The Hippopotamus Pool