The Last Mandarin Quotes

“This’s not just plain terrible,” she said. “This is fancy terrible. This is terrible with raisins in it.” All eyes turned to her. “Dorothy Parker,” she said.”
― Louise Penny, The Last Mandarin

“Then the noodle merchants and the lecturer followed the food blogger deeper into the lunatic emperor's necropolis.”
― Louise Penny, The Last Mandarin

“Your Russia First policy has become Russia Alone.”
― Louise Penny, The Last Mandarin

“table, holding each other as though in prayer.”
― Louise Penny, The Last Mandarin

“But the fifth estate was throwing shadow on traditional media, on traditional trained reporters. Social media was now the loudest voice in the room. Untrained,”
― Louise Penny, The Last Mandarin

“It was as though every alarm everywhere was going off at once. Fire, elevator, security. Gongs, sirens, bells, phones. She could barely see for the noise. The air was thick with alarm.”
― Louise Penny, The Last Mandarin