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Saki (18 December 1870 – 13 November 1916) was the pen name of British author Hector Hugh Munro, whose witty and sometimes macabre stories satirised Edwardian society and culture.
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“Romance at short notice was her speciality.”
“Children are given us to discourage our better emotions.”
“A little inaccuracy sometimes saves tons of explanation.”
“To die before being painted by Sargent is to go to Heaven prematurely.”
“Waldo is one of those people who would be enormously improved by death.”
“The people of Crete unfortunately make more history than they can consume locally.”
“Sophie Chattel-Monkheim was a Socialist by conviction and a Chattel-Monkheim by marriage.”
“Think how many blameless lives are brightened by the blazing indiscretions of other people.”
“You can't expect the fatted calf to share the enthusiasm of the angels over the prodigal's return.”
“The sacrifices of friendship were beautiful in her eyes as long as she was not asked to make them.”
“I think she must have been very strictly brought up, she's so desperately anxious to do the wrong thing correctly.”
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Saki on Cats 3 quotes
View all 3 quotes on Cats →Saki on Seafood
“Oysters are more beautiful than any religion. ... There's nothing in Christianity or Buddhism that quite matches the sympathetic unselfishness of an oyster.”
About Saki
Saki (18 December 1870 – 13 November 1916) was the pen name of British author Hector Hugh Munro, whose witty and sometimes macabre stories satirised Edwardian society and culture.