Periwinkle Quotes

“I pinched tendrils of periwinkle at the roots until they hung in long, limp strands, and grabbed a dozen bright white spider mums. I wrapped the periwinkle tightly around the base of the mums like a ribbon and used florist's wire to create loose curlicues of the leafy groundcover around a multilayered explosion of mums. The effect was like fireworks, dizzying and grand.”
― Vanessa Diffenbaugh, The Language of Flowers

“While I worked, I thought about Earl's wife, tried to bring forth an image of the once-passionate woman: her tired, withdrawn, unsuspecting face. Would she react to the wild bouquet of mums and periwinkle, truth and tender recollections? I felt sure she would, and imagined the relief and gratitude on Earl's face as he boiled water for tea, provoking the opinionated woman he had missed into a discussion of politics or poetry.”
― Vanessa Diffenbaugh, The Language of Flowers

“I’m looking for a Winslow Green. Is he available?”
The girl smiled, which had the odd effect of seeming to brighten the entire room. There was a smattering of freckles the same color as her hair across her rosy cheeks and pert nose. “I’m Winslow Green.”
Bastian stared at her blankly. “I— erm. What?”
“Winslow Green? This is my agency.” Her eyes, an unusual shade of periwinkle, blinked at him innocently.”
― Mara Rutherford, My Unfamiliar