hosts Quotes

“There were, I considered, amongst my guests, varying degrees of guilt. Those whose guilt was the lightest should, I considered, pass out first, and not suffer the prolonged mental strain and fear that the more cold-blooded offenders were to suffer.”

“Mr. Owen could only come to the island in one way. It is perfectly clear. Mr. Owen is one of us.”

“How he scolded her! How they argued! She would marry a Prime Minister and stand at the top of a staircase; the perfect hostess he called her (she cried over it in her bedroom), she had the makings of the perfect hostess, he said.”

“Immediately, Mrs. Ramsey seemed to fold herself together, one petal closed in another, and the whole fabric fell in exhaustion upon itself, so that she had only strength enough to move her finger, in exquisite abandonment to exhaustion”

“This bird is sort of a pest! But I’m a good sport, so I’ll just let him rest. For a host, above all, must be nice to his guests.”

“A host has to put up with all kind of pests, for a host, above all, must be nice to his guest. So you’d try hard to smile, and you’d try to look sweet and you’d go right on looking for moose-moss to eat.”

“Never was there a better entertainment, and never was more wit shown at a table than that which fell from his Majesty.”