The Ape Who Guards the Balance Quotes

“There was no warning, not even a knock. The door flew open, and he forgot his present aches and pains in anticipation of what lay in store. The figure that stood in the door was not that of an enemy. It was worse. It was his mother.”
― Elizabeth Peters, The Ape Who Guards the Balance

“I don't think she realized how much she cared for him, or he for her, until the end. Hasn't someone said a woman may be known by the men who love her enough to die for her? (If they haven't, I claim the credit myself.)”
― Elizabeth Peters, The Ape Who Guards the Balance

“The secret of happiness is to enjoy the moment, without allowing unhappy memories or fear of the future to shadow the shining present.”
― Elizabeth Peters, The Ape Who Guards the Balance

“...Nefret said with a gusty sigh, 'Well, that's done it. We may as well join in, Ramses, family arguments are the favorite form of amusement here and this looks like being a loud one.”
― Elizabeth Peters, The Ape Who Guards the Balance

“The cat Horus shot out from under the table and headed for the door, his ears flattened and his tail straight out. There he encountered Abdullah, who had been waiting for us on the verandah and who had, I supposed, been alarmed by Emerson's shouts and hurried to discover what disaster had prompted them. The cat got entangled in Abdullah's skirts and a brief interval of staggering (by Abdullah), scratching (by Horus) and swearing (by both parties) ensued before Horus freed himself and departed. ”
― Elizabeth Peters, The Ape Who Guards the Balance

“I would never have supposed that inexperienced girl was capable of such cold-blooded, calculating manipulation! ”
― Elizabeth Peters, The Ape Who Guards the Balance

“Since I am not as stupid as my children believe I am, I had immediately realized this might be a ruse, but I was not at all averse to a confrontation. In fact, I had been hoping for some such thing.”
― Elizabeth Peters, The Ape Who Guards the Balance

“I knew the answer, and--of course--so did Ramses. He has superb breath control and always gets in ahead of me.”
― Elizabeth Peters, The Ape Who Guards the Balance

“One thing led to another, and we were a trifle late going down for dinner.”
― Elizabeth Peters, The Ape Who Guards the Balance

“Prejudice of one sort or another seems to be a universal human weakness. Few”
― Elizabeth Peters, The Ape Who Guards the Balance

“little”
― Elizabeth Peters, The Ape Who Guards the Balance