Hector Hugh Munro (Saki) Quotes

Why are women so fond of raking up the past? They're as bad as tailors, who invariably remember what you owe them for a suit long after you've ceased to wear it.

Hector Hugh Munro

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• Why are women so fond of raking up the past? They're as bad as tailors, who invariably remember what you owe them for a suit long after you've ceased to wear it.

  

  Hector Hugh Munro
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  • Raking up