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Elspeth Huxley Quotes

One of the stock Sydney jokes is of the census-taker who enquires: ‘How many children have you, ma’am?’ ‘Two living and three in Melbourne.’ Picture Quote #1

Africa is cruel...it takes your heart and grinds it into powdered stone - and no-one minds Picture Quote #1

The pioneer kills what he loves Picture Quote #1

Only man is not content to leave things as they are but must always be changing them, and when he has done so, is seldom satisfied with the result Picture Quote #1

How much does one imagine, how much observe? One can no more separate those functions than divide light from air, or wetness from water Picture Quote #1

The best way to find out things, if you come to think of it, is not to ask questions at all. If you fire off a question, it is like firing off a gun; bang it goes, and everything takes flight and runs for shelter. But if you sit quite still and pretend not to be looking, all the little facts will come and peck round your feet, situations will venture forth from thickets and intentions will creep out and sun themselves on a stone; and if you are very patient, you will see and understand a great deal more than a man with a gun Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

To deceive gracefully is the very essence of social life. One must start by deceiving oneself, and make a lifelong practice of deceiving others; if one does it well enough, in time one might even become an artist, the greatest illusionists of all Picture Quote #1

Dogs may be divided into two classes: those who are merely afraid of cattle and those who can’t abide them Picture Quote #1

The great point about money was to convert it as quickly as possible into something you could use or enjoy Picture Quote #1

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One of the stock Sydney jokes is of the census-taker who enquires: ‘How many children have you, ma’am?’ ‘Two living and three in Melbourne.’ (Elspeth Huxley Quotes) Africa is cruel...it takes your heart and grinds it into powdered stone - and no-one minds (Elspeth Huxley Quotes) The pioneer kills what he loves (Elspeth Huxley Quotes) Only man is not content to leave things as they are but must always be changing them, and when he has done so, is seldom satisfied with the result (Elspeth Huxley Quotes) How much does one imagine, how much observe? One can no more separate those functions than divide light from air, or wetness from water (Elspeth Huxley Quotes) The best way to find out things, if you come to think of it, is not to ask questions at all. If you fire off a question, it is like firing off a gun; bang it goes, and everything takes flight and runs for shelter. But if you sit quite still and pretend not to be looking, all the little facts will come and peck round your feet, situations will venture forth from thickets and intentions will creep out and sun themselves on a stone; and if you are very patient, you will see and understand a great deal more than a man with a gun (Elspeth Huxley Quotes) 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 (Elspeth Huxley Quotes) To deceive gracefully is the very essence of social life. One must start by deceiving oneself, and make a lifelong practice of deceiving others; if one does it well enough, in time one might even become an artist, the greatest illusionists of all (Elspeth Huxley Quotes) Dogs may be divided into two classes: those who are merely afraid of cattle and those who can’t abide them (Elspeth Huxley Quotes) The great point about money was to convert it as quickly as possible into something you could use or enjoy (Elspeth Huxley Quotes)