“Tilly was downcast; as with all perfectionists, it was the detail others might not notice that destroyed for her the pleasure of achievement.” — Elspeth Huxley Copy Share Image
“...when the present stung her, she sought her antidote in the future, which was as sure to hold achievement as the dying flower to hold the fruit when its petals wither.” — Elspeth Huxley Copy Share Image
“What sorts of sin?" Any sort. When other people commit them, you are startled, but when you commit them yourself, they seem absolutely natural.” — Elspeth Huxley Copy Share Image
The great point about money was to convert it as quickly as possible into something you could use or enjoy. — Elspeth Huxley Copy Share Image
“Tilly was downcast; as with all perfectionists, it was the detail others might not notice that destroyed for her the pleasure of achievement.” — Elspeth Huxley Copy Share Image
English tradition debars from dinner-table conversation almost all topics that might interest the conversers and insists upon strict adherence to banalities. — Elspeth Huxley Copy Share Image
“...that's the way to tell a true story from a made-up one. A made-up story always has a neat and tidy end. But true… — Elspeth Huxley Copy Share Image
Africa is a cruel country; it takes your heart and grinds it into powdered stone - and no one minds. — Elspeth Huxley Copy Share Image
You cannot sell a blemished apple in the supermarket, but you can sell a tasteless one provided it is shiny, smooth, even, uniform and… — Elspeth Huxley Copy Share Image
Africa is cruel...it takes your heart and grinds it into powdered stone - and no-one minds — Elspeth Huxley Copy Share Image
The Beatties were always arguing, it gave them an interest in life. — Elspeth Huxley Copy Share Image
Dogs may be divided into two classes: those who are merely afraid of cattle and those who can't abide them. — Elspeth Huxley Copy Share Image
“this was a moment of magic revealing to us all, for a few moments, a hidden world of grace and wonder beyond the one… — Elspeth Huxley Copy Share Image
