Author: ‘Saki’ H.H. Munro

She was a good cook, as cooks go; and as cooks go, she went.

(1870 – 1916) British writer
Cooking Food/Drink Occupations Work

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

(1870 – 1916) British writer
Money

Beauty is only sin deep.

(1870 – 1916) British writer
Appearance Wordplay

Politicians are wedded to the truth, but like many other married couples they sometimes live apart.

(1870 – 1916) British writer
Government Politicians Truth

[George] Bernard Shaw has discovered himself, and gave ungrudgingly of his discovery to the world.

(1870 – 1916) British writer
Insults

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

(1870 – 1916) British writer
Age Old Young

Addresses: Items given to us to conceal our whereabouts.

(1870 – 1916) British writer
Places

We all know that Prime Ministers are wedded to the truth, but like other married couples they sometimes live apart.

(1870 – 1916) British writer
Government

All decent people live beyond their incomes nowadays and those who aren’t respectable live beyond other peoples’.

(1870 – 1916) British writer
Money People

Politicians are wedded to the truth, but like many other married couples they sometimes live apart.

(1870 – 1916) British writer
Characteristics Government Honesty Marriage Politicians Truth

Poverty keeps together more homes than it breaks up.

(1870 – 1916) British writer
Money Relationships

Canada is all right really, though not for the whole weekend.

(1870 – 1916) British writer
Canada Places

Waldo is one of those people who would be enormously improved by death.

(1870 – 1916) British writer
Death Insults

The people of Crete, unfortunately, make more history than they can consume locally.

(1870 – 1916) British writer
Places

A little inaccuracy sometimes saves a ton of explanation.

(1870 – 1916) British writer
Beliefs Facts

I always say beauty is only sin deep.

(1870 – 1916) British writer
Appearance Wordplay