Ronald Firbank
Ronald Firbank
Arthur Annesley Ronald Firbankwas an innovative British novelist. His eight short novels, partly inspired by the London aesthetes of the 1890s, especially Oscar Wilde, consist largely of dialogue, with references to religion, social-climbing, and sexuality...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth17 January 1886
Ronald Firbank quotes about
hear heaven hebrew seldom spanish
I hear it's the Hebrew in Heaven, sir. Spanish is seldom spoken.
behold best englishman watch
It is said, I believe, that to behold the Englishman at his best one should watch him play tip-and-run.
apples culinary millionaire
All millionaires love a baked apple.
home average remember
I remember the average curate at home as something between a eunuch and a snigger.
discrimination sympathetic
To be sympathetic without discrimination is so very debilitating.
angel long flying
There was a pause - just long enough for an angel to pass, flying slowly.
sarcastic world complaining
The world is so dreadfully managed, one hardly knows to whom to complain.