Quotes from Elise Blackwell

She was a woman who cared more about what she was right about than about being right.

A man is ruled by appetite and remorse, and I swallowed what I could.

By July we had strawberries, red currants, raspberries, veal, dill, baby turnips, marrow. Mussolini resigned, and Italy capitulated. Roses could be had.

The astute journalist had commented that Russians enjoy themselves without smiling, always taking their pleasure sadly.

But of course Anton turned out to be brave and strong, and so he died while he was still unlikable.

Sometimes in life, as in literature, people get their just desserts. The greedy man loses everything because he cannot resist seeking more riches.