Queen of the Flowers Quotes

“I'm concealing a lot of things. That's what a lady does.”
― Kerry Greenwood, Queen of the Flowers

“There are good sailors. Well, some good sailors. In a way they are ideal as husbands. They drop in every six months for a wild celebration, then they drop out again before one gets bored with their company or annoyed with by their habits.”
― Kerry Greenwood, Queen of the Flowers

“Phryne always existed as a still, self-possessed point in a maelstrom. Usually she had created the maelstrom herself.”
― Kerry Greenwood, Queen of the Flowers

“Phryne read a detective story, frequently going back because she suddenly found herself reading a conversation between two characters she had not met before—”
― Kerry Greenwood, Queen of the Flowers

“Miss Jones was the sort of person who is concealed, like the nun in the foundation, in every organisation which does Good Works. Patient, dogged, meticulous, vastly overworked, unpaid and completely unappreciated, she finds, files, calls, arranges, soothes and ameliorates papers, contracts, tradesmen, repairs, hurt feelings and Very Important People. No one notices her until God finally calls her home or she quits to look after her aged parents, when the whole edifice instantly falls astonished to the ground.”
― Kerry Greenwood, Queen Of The Flowers

“Mr. Butler’s Refreshing Cocktail one measure of cherry brandy one measure of gin squeeze of lemon juice splash of Cointreau sugar syrup to taste Shake all the ingredients together. To make a long drink, add soda water or bar quality lemonade. Garnish with a cherry.”
― Kerry Greenwood, Queen Of The Flowers