Women and elephants never forget an injury. - Saki

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Women and elephants never forget an injury.

Saki

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About Saki (Hector Hugh Munro)

Saki (18 December 1870 – 13 November 1916) was the pen name of British author Hector Hugh Munro, whose witty and sometimes macabre stories satirised Edwardian society and culture.

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Birth Name: Hector Hugh Munro

Alternative Names: H. H. Munro

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Thomas Hardy O. Henry Evelyn Waugh William Makepeace Thackeray Robertson Davies

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You can't expect the fatted calf to share the enthusiasm of the angels over the prodigal's return.