Soubi

“Never, I venture to say, has there been a more suitable ambiance for eerie adventure than the reeking, murky, muddy streets of dear old London.”
― Elizabeth Peters, The Deeds of the Disturber

“Reader, I spoke the truth. I never have and never will meddle in other people’s affairs. It is a word I abhor. There are times when a gentle hint or a helpful suggestion may save unnecessary suffering, and this I would not scruple to employ. But meddle—never.”
― Elizabeth Peters, The Deeds of the Disturber

“AN OLD Camorri proverb has it that the only constant in the soul of man is inconstancy; anything and everything else can pass out of fashion—even something as utilitarian as a hill stuffed full of corpses.”
― Scott Lynch, The Lies of Locke Lamora

“You are in the right, as always, Peabody,” he said. “But I beg you will get the fellow out of my house at once. I am the most reasonable of men, but even a temper as equable as mine must crack under such provocation. The”
― Elizabeth Peters, The Deeds of the Disturber