Saki Quotes

"A beautifully constructed borshch, such as you are going to experience presently, ought not only to banish conversation but almost to annihilate thought." ~ Beasts and Super-Beasts by Saki The sacrifices of friendship were beautiful in her eyes as long as she was not asked to make them. ~ Beasts and Super-Beasts by Saki His socks compelled one's attention without losing one's respect. ~ The Chronicles of Clovis by Saki People talk vaguely about the innocence of a little child, but they take mighty good care not to let it out of their sight for twenty minutes. ~ Reginald by Saki The revenge of an elder sister may be long in coming, but, like a South-Eastern express, it arrives in its own good time. ~ Reginald by Saki "I always say beauty is only sin deep." ~ Reginald by Saki You can't expect the fatted calf to share the enthusiasm of the angels over the prodigal's return. ~ Reginald by Saki The cook was a good cook, as cooks go; and as cooks go she went. ~ Reginald by Saki "The young have aspirations that never come to pass, the old have reminiscences of what never happened. It's only the middle-aged who are really conscious of their limitations--that is why one should be so patient with them." ~ Reginald by Saki "If he had unlimited money at his disposal, he might go into the wilds somewhere and shoot big game. I never know what the big game have done to deserve it, but they do help to deflect the destructive energies of some of our social misfits." ~ The Unbearable Bassington by Saki