I believe I once considerably scandalized her by declaring that clear soup was a more important factor in life than a clear conscience.
Hector Hugh MunroOysters are more beautiful than any religion... There's nothing in Christianity or Buddhism that quite matches the sympathetic unselfishness of an oyster.
Hector Hugh MunroAll decent people live beyond their incomes; those who aren't respectable live beyond other people's; a few gifted individuals manage to do both.
Hector Hugh Munro