Elise Blackwell Quotes & Sayings

By July we had strawberries, red currants, raspberries, veal, dill, baby turnips, marrow. Mussolini resigned, and Italy capitulated. Roses could be had. — Elise Blackwell

She was a woman who cared more about what she was right about than about being right. — Elise Blackwell

But of course Anton turned out to be brave and strong, and so he died while he was still unlikable. — Elise Blackwell

The astute journalist had commented that Russians enjoy themselves without smiling, always taking their pleasure sadly. — Elise Blackwell

Sometimes in life, as in literature, people get their just desserts. The greedy man loses everything because he cannot resist seeking more riches. — Elise Blackwell

A man is ruled by appetite and remorse, and I swallowed what I could. — Elise Blackwell