The Annotated Saki

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“To be clever in the afternoon…”

“To be clever in the afternoon argues that one is dining nowhere in the evening.” ― ‘Reginald on the Academy’

16. August 2018Bruce Gaston Reginald
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“Every reformation must have its victims…”

“Every reformation must have its victims. You can’t expect the fatted calf to share the enthusiasm of the angels over the prodigal’s return.” ― ‘Reginald on the Academy’

27. July 2018Bruce Gaston Art, Reginald
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“The art of public life…”

“The art of public life consists to a great extent of knowing exactly where to stop and going a bit further.”― The Unbearable Bassington

17. April 2018Bruce Gaston Bassington, Politics
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“Women and elephants…”

“Women and elephants never forget an injury.”
― ‘Reginald on Besetting Sins’

5. December 2017Bruce Gaston Reginald
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“All decent people live beyond their incomes nowadays…”

“All decent people live beyond their incomes nowadays, and those who aren’t respectable live beyond other people’s. A few gifted individuals manage to do both.”
― “The Match-Maker”

12. September 2017Bruce Gaston The Chronicles of Clovis
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“Other people’s dreams…”

“Other people’s dreams are about as universally interesting as accounts of other people’s gardens, or chickens, or children.”
― “A Bread And Butter Miss”

18. June 2017Bruce Gaston The Toys of Peace
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“I think she must have been very strictly brought up…”

“I think she must have been very strictly brought up, she’s so desperately anxious to do the wrong thing correctly.”
― “Reginald on Worries”

16. May 2017Bruce Gaston
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“We all know that Prime Ministers are wedded to the truth…”

“We all know that Prime Ministers are wedded to the truth, but like other married couples they sometimes live apart.”― The Unbearable Bassington

9. April 2017Bruce Gaston Bassington
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“Saki’s stories are highly relevant…”

“Saki’s stories are highly relevant to any society in which convention is confused with morality, and all societies confuse convention with morality, so he’ll always be relevant.”― Will Self

24. March 2017Bruce Gaston
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“Scandal is merely…”

“Scandal is merely the compassionate allowance which the gay make to the humdrum. Think how many blameless lives are brightened by the blazing indiscretions of other people.”
― ‘Reginald at the Carlton’

20. October 2016Bruce Gaston

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