M.L. Longworth > Quotes

“Valère laughed. The waiter, a young man with freckles and dark-red hair, walked in and announced the amuse-bouche, 'Peekytoe crab in a cucumber roll,' placing dishes in front of each diner, 'with smoked corn chowder and a yellow-tomato sorbet with balsamic vinegar.”
― M.L. Longworth

“She came back into the living room carrying a platter of cheeses: a pyramid of chèvre from the Loire, a slice of Stilton, and a Saint-Marcellin that was so runny it could only be served with a small spoon.”
― M.L. Longworth, Death in the Vines

“Once you fall in love with a book, it’s hard to separate it from the author.”
― M.L. Longworth, The Secrets of the Bastide Blanche

“anwswered.”
― M.L. Longworth, The Mystery of the Lost Cezanne

“typography”
― M.L. Longworth, Death at the Chateau Bremont

“Being a student was a luxury, ironically seldom appreciated by students: being permitted to read and write all day long.”
― M.L. Longworth, Murder in the Rue Dumas

“Marine had been reading the young Agathe Le Flahec's file for over an hour when she came upon something interesting. She sat up in her chair and retied her ponytail, something she always did when excited. She then leaned forward, holding the document in her trembling hands.”
― M.L. Longworth