The Riddle of the Fly Quotes

“October sunshine bathed the park with such a melting light that it had the dimmed impressive look of a landscape by an old master.”
― Elizabeth Enright, The Riddle of the Fly: & Other Stories

“In Nina Kimbereley's garden the scabiosa flowers were dark as garnet brooches; the nicotiana a veil of tossing crimson stars. Nothing was usual, or a dull color. All was exceptional, designed to be exceptional since it had been planned as the background for a beauty by the beauty.”
― Elizabeth Enright, The Riddle of the Fly: & Other Stories

“Mrs. Schultz believed in beer the way his grandmother believed in the Republican party.”
― Elizabeth Enright, The Riddle of the Fly: & Other Stories