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The Castlemaine Murders (Phryne Fisher, #13) QUOTES

The Castlemaine Murders (Phryne Fisher, #13) QUOTES

1 " Conversation is a minefield until you learn the conventions, Jane dear.’
‘I’ll never learn all the rules,’ muttered Jane.
‘Yes, you will,’ said Phryne. ‘Then you can bend them. 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. And the angrier you get, the lower your voice should be. Never shout unless you are shouting “Fire! "

― Kerry Greenwood , The Castlemaine Murders (Phryne Fisher, #13)

2 " One only has a few fragrant nights of spring. Store your memories for when you are old. You will enjoy them again under such a moon as this. "

― Kerry Greenwood , The Castlemaine Murders (Phryne Fisher, #13)

3 " Never trust a man who bites the heads off chickens is probably a good sound rule of practice. "

― Kerry Greenwood , The Castlemaine Murders (Phryne Fisher, #13)

4 " Li Pen "

― Kerry Greenwood , The Castlemaine Murders (Phryne Fisher, #13)

5 " Plump pink prawns studded the seafood aspic as thickly as daisies in a springtime meadow. "

― Kerry Greenwood , The Castlemaine Murders (Phryne Fisher, #13)

6 " My dear, the furniture is all castoffs. No point in having good furniture if you have children. One would be forever telling them not to bounce on the couch. Too fatiguing for me and too irritating for them. "

― Kerry Greenwood , The Castlemaine Murders (Phryne Fisher, #13)

7 " When you see a rich man’s wife shaking her head
over the thriftlessness of the poor
because they do not save,
pity the lady’s ignorance;
but do not irritate the poor
by repeating her nonsense to them. George Bernard Shaw
The Intelligent Woman’s Guide
to Socialism and Capitalism "

― Kerry Greenwood , The Castlemaine Murders (Phryne Fisher, #13)

8 " A horsehair sofa of uncompromising firmness sat next to two straight-backed, hard-seated chairs. "

― Kerry Greenwood , The Castlemaine Murders (Phryne Fisher, #13)

9 " When you see a rich man’s wife shaking her head over the thriftlessness of the poor because they do not save, pity the lady’s ignorance; but do not irritate the poor by repeating her nonsense to them. George Bernard Shaw The Intelligent Woman’s Guide to Socialism and Capitalism "

― Kerry Greenwood , The Castlemaine Murders (Phryne Fisher, #13)

10 " When you see a rich man’s wife shaking her head over the thriftlessness of the poor because they do not save, pity the lady’s ignorance; but do not irritate the poor by repeating her nonsense to them. —George Bernard Shaw The Intelligent Woman’s Guide to Socialism and Capitalism "

― Kerry Greenwood , The Castlemaine Murders (Phryne Fisher, #13)