A quotation from Kerry Greenwood
When pursued by a satyr, always make sure you are caught near the softest available moss.Kerry Greenwood (b. 1954) Australian author and lawyer
Phryne Fisher, Book 15, Death by Water, ch. 15 (2005)
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A quotation from Kerry Greenwood
[…] the bitterness to which all viola players are prone, while there are violins in the world.Kerry Greenwood (b. 1954) Australian author and lawyer
Phryne Fisher, Book 15, Death by Water, ch. 10 (2005)
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A quotation from Kerry Greenwood
“Very well, Uncle,” said Lin. “I bow to your wisdom.”Kerry Greenwood (b. 1954) Australian author and lawyer
Phryne Fisher No. 13, The Castlemaine Murders, ch. 8 (2003)
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A quotation from Kerry Greenwood
Mr. Butler approved of gluttony. It was, he thought, a nice, comfortable vice. Never caused any noise or trouble and the sufferer just expired of an apoplexy, regretted by all those who had attended his excellent dinner parties.Kerry Greenwood (b. 1954) Australian author and lawyer
Phryne Fisher No. 13, The Castlemaine Murders, ch. 4 (2003)
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Mr. Butler approved of gluttony. It was, he thought, a nice, comfortable vice. Never caused any noise or trouble and the sufferer just expired of an apoplexy, regretted by all those who had attended his excellent dinner parties.
A quotation from Kerry Greenwood
“The best advice I would give you is, ‘If under attack, cause a diversion.'”Kerry Greenwood (b. 1954) Australian author and lawyer
Phryne Fisher No. 13, The Castlemaine Murders, ch. 4 [Phryne to Jane] (2003)
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"The best advice I would give you is, 'If under attack, cause a diversion.'" "A diversion?" "Yes, trip over the dog, spill a glass of wine on your attacker, burst into song, challenge your attacker to a duel."
A quotation from Kerry Greenwood
“Conversation is a minefield until you learn the conventions, Jane dear.”Kerry Greenwood (b. 1954) Australian author and lawyer
Phryne Fisher No. 13, The Castlemaine Murders, ch. 4 (2003)
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A quotation from Kerry Greenwood
Enough of this … I am not cut out to be a guide to youth. I think youth can get itself into enough trouble without my help, don’t you, Youth?Kerry Greenwood (b. 1954) Australian author and lawyer
Phryne Fisher No. 13, The Castlemaine Murders, ch. 4 (2003)
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A quotation from Kelly Greenwood
The one requirement for a really satisfying fit of hysterics is a sympathetic audience.Kerry Greenwood (b. 1954) Australian author and lawyer
Phryne Fisher No. 13, The Castlemaine Murders, ch. 2 (2003)
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A quotation from Kerry Greenwood
The solemn ritual continued. The pastor gave his final blessing. The coffin was lowered into the grave and earth cast on it; the most final sound in the world, Phryne thought, clods thudding hollowly on the lid.Kerry Greenwood (b. 1954) Australian author and lawyer
Phryne Fisher No. 11, Away with the Fairies, ch. 18 (2001)
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The solemn ritual continued. The pastor gave his final blessing. The coffin was lowered into the grave and earth cast on it; the most final sound in the world, Phryne thought, clods thudding hollowly on the lid.
A quotation from Kerry Greenwood
She felt that the day should not be bounced in on with rude energy, but carefully and delicately seduced into being, and children and animals were sadly impervious to reason on this matter.Kerry Greenwood (b. 1954) Australian author and lawyer
Phryne Fisher No. 11, Away with the Fairies, ch. 1 (2001)
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