Nero Wolfe Mystery

Famous quotes containing the words nero, wolfe and/or mystery:

    “The ghost of the heart of manred Cain
    And the more murderous brain
    Of Man, still redder Nero that conceived the death
    Of his mother Earth, and tore
    Her womb, to know the place where he was conceived.”
    —Dame Edith Sitwell (1887–1964)

    “It is the personality of the mistress that the home expresses. Men are forever guests in our homes, no matter how much happiness they may find there.”
    —Elsie De Wolfe (1865–1950)

    “There is no mystery in the luminous lines
    Of that high, animal face
    The smile, sad, humouring and equal
    Blesses without obliging
    Loves without condescension;”
    —Denis Devlin (1908–1959)