Sour Cherry Quotes

“A critic said, "Gothic tales rely on distant pasts and faraway lands full of people unlike us," except he was wrong, because the land of this story is everywhere. The people are us, the time is always.”
― Natalia Theodoridou, Sour Cherry

“They set aside the quills and inspected the roasted pear, which was filled with mascarpone and scattered with pistachios. Leo considered. "The mascarpone's a good idea," he said. "It's not sweet. There's some cardamom in there too."
Britt nodded. The tuiles that accompanied the pear were caramelized and sparkling with coarse dark sugar. He took a bite of pear and mascarpone and a bite of tuile and chewed, still nodding. Leo took one more bite. "That's actually really good. I hate a mushy pear, but this is just right."
They moved on to the sour cherry cake, which was moist and fragrant with almond and some herbal note that quieted both of them. They sat, tasting and thinking, for several seconds, until Leo said, "Hyssop.”
― Michelle Wildgen, Bread and Butter