15 Quotes by Elspeth Huxley

English tradition debars from dinner-table conversation almost all topics that might interest the conversers and insists upon strict adherence to banalities.

The pioneer kills what he loves.

You cannot sell a blemished apple in the supermarket, but you can sell a tasteless one provided it is shiny, smooth, even, uniform and bright.

The Beatties were always arguing, it gave them an interest in life...

The great point about money was to convert it as quickly as possible into something you could use or enjoy.

Dogs may be divided into two classes: those who are merely afraid of cattle and those who can’t abide them.