Quince Quotes

To show our simple skill, That is the true beginning of our end.

— William Shakespeare

They danced by the light of the moon.

— Edward Lear

My signature jam is damson or quince, and it's called 'Kate's Sweet and Sticky'. Basically, I'm a domestic goddess.

— Kate Moss

Poached quince are so tender, aromatic, and rosy that you'd hardly believe the raw fruit is white, fibrous, and hard as a…

— Claire Saffitz

“Because,' Quince says, leaning forward until I step back, 'he's a little boy who doesn't like other people playing with his toys.”

— Tera Lynn Childs

“You'll do fine." "What, you're psychic now?" "Didn't you know?" he asks seriously. "Must be an aftereffect of the bond.”

— Tera Lynn Childs

The jelly - the jam and the marmalade, And the cherry-and quince-'preserves' she made! And the sweet-sour pickles of peach and pear,…

— James Whitcomb Riley

“Hello?" "You should check the curtains before you take a bath, princess,"a deep, mocking voice says. "Wha-" I half scream, half yelp…

— Tera Lynn Childs

It's funny, when you look back in history books or American cookery books, one of the reasons that the quinces and cranberries…

— Alton Brown

“Francis Flute, the bellows-mender. FLUTE Here, Peter Quince. QUINCE Flute, you must take Thisby on you. FLUTE What is Thisby? a wandering…

— William Shakespeare

Quince may resemble pears and apples, but unlike their fruit brethren, raw quince are inedibly tannic and sour. This means you do…

— Claire Saffitz

“I'm going to teach you to ride Princess." "Princess?" "My motorcycle." I laugh. "You named your motorcycle Princess?" "What can I say?"…

— Tera Lynn Childs

The fallen hazel-nuts, Stripped late of their green sheaths, The grapes, red-purple, Their berries Dripping with wine, Pomegranates already broken, And shrunken…

— Hilda Doolittle

“Every cook knows it's a rare day when you have all the parts of the perfect dish. But that day back at…

— Martine Bailey

“How do you always know just what to say?" I ask. His laugh rumbles through me. "Practice, I guess." I pull back…

— Tera Lynn Childs

Books should confuse. Literature abhors the typical. Literature flows to the particular, the mundane, the greasiness of paper, the taste of warm…

— Richard Rodriguez

“You're watching me, princess." His soft lips spread into an appreciative smile. "People might get the wrong idea." "What, that I actually…

— Tera Lynn Childs

Why love the woman who is your wife? Her nose breathes in the air of a world that I know; therefore I…

— Ray Bradbury

Brambles, in particular, protect and nourish young fruit trees, and on farms bramble clumps (blackberry or one of its related cultivars) can…

— Bill Mollison

“You'll get in," Quince assures me, proving once again that he can read my mind, even without a magical bond. "And if…

— Tera Lynn Childs

The Owl and the Pussycat went to sea In a beautiful pea-green boat: They took some honey, and plenty of money Wrapped…

— Edward Lear

“Are you going to distract me by playing footsie?" "Absolutely, princess," he says with a wink. "Then I won't remember a thing."…

— Tera Lynn Childs

“Pleased to meet you," Tellin says, shaking me out of my reverie. "Lily told me much about you last weekend." "Funny." Quince…

— Tera Lynn Childs