45 Quotes by Saki

I'm living so far beyond my means that we may almost be said to be living apart.

It follows that they never understood Reginald, who came down late to breakfast, and nibbled toast, and said disrespectful things about the universe. The family ate porridge, and believed in everything, even the weather forecast.

They(women) go shopping as assiduously as bees go flower-visiting.

Mrs. Cricks had a long family and was therefore licensed in the eyes of her world to have a short temper.

The Goblin was too well bred to wink; besides, being a stone goblin, it was out of the question.

The young have aspirations that never come to pass, the old have reminiscences of what never happened.

Hating anything in the way of ill-natured gossip ourselves, we are always grateful to those who do it for us and do it well. And Laploshka did it really well.

nothing seemed to belong definitely to anywhere; even the gates were not necessarily to be found on their hinges.

Clovis believed that if a lie was worth telling it was worth telling well.