Travels with My Aunt
First published 1969 · English · 254 pages
- Satire and humour
- Travel
Henry Pulling, a retired and rather timid bank manager, meets his eccentric aunt Augusta at his mother's funeral. She soon draws him into a series of journeys across Europe and beyond, in company with a colourful circle of acquaintances and with a past that is anything but respectable. Funny, light and sharply observed, the novel shows an ordinary man discovering how narrow his life has been. It is among Greene's most openly comic books.
Quotes
Champagne, if you are seeking the truth, is better than a lie detector. It encourages a man to be expansive, even reckless, while lie detectors are only a challenge to tell lies successfully.
I had very good dentures once. Some magnificent gold work. It’s the only form of jewelry a man can wear that women fully appreciate.
God...created a number of possibilities in case some of his prototypes failed — that is the meaning of evolution.