Quotes by Ernest Bramah

“The inimitable stories of Tong-King never have any real ending, and this one, being in his most elevated style, has even less end than most of them. But the whole narrative is permeated with the odour of joss-sticks and honourable high-mindedness, and the two characters are both of noble birth.””

“There are few situations in life that cannot be resolved promptly, and to the satisfaction of all concerned, by either suicide, a bag of gold, or thrusting a despised antagonist over a precipice on a dark night.””

“He who aspires to dine with the vampire must bring his own meat.””

“A reputation for a thousand years may depend upon the conduct of a single moment.””

“Is not the clay pit of which you speak that in which you fashioned exceedingly unsymmetrical imitations of rat-pies in your childhood?””

“Exile from the Loved One; or, Farewell and Return.””

“That is about the limit, exclaimed Flinders with some emphasis. "Do you know, Carrados, if I hadn't always led a very blameless life I should be afraid to have you around the place.””

“I have been asked to take up a ghost," Carlyle began to explain. "Then I don't believe in it," declared Carrados. "Why not?" "Because it is a pushful, notoriety-loving ghost, or it would not have gone so far. Probably it wants to get into The Daily Mail.””

“You knew, Monsieur Carrados," reiterated Dompierre, "and yet you ventured here. You are either a fool or a hero." "An enthusiast”

“To escape from fire men will plunge into boiling water.””

“declared Mr Marrable magniloquently;””