Can I Kiss Her Yet? Quotes

“often tell me how lucky I am, to live in a country where cheap flights to dozens of exciting destinations are so readily available. They never understand why England doesn’t completely empty into Prague or Budapest every weekend. What they don’t appreciate is that to take advantage of these cheap flights, one must generally get to London; and that getting to London, from almost anywhere else in the country, is either dramatically more expensive, or considerably less pleasant, than the flights in question. Usually both.”
― Tony James Slater, Can I Kiss Her Yet?: A True Tale of Love, Marriage... and Camels

“I must have been a very naughty boy in a previous life to end up with two left feet and the grace of a dead hippopotamus.”
― Tony James Slater, Can I Kiss Her Yet?: A True Tale of Love, Marriage... and Camels

“So there’s no place to poo?” “No, no poo,” he shook his head sadly.”
― Tony James Slater, Can I Kiss Her Yet?: A Wedding Memoir... With Camels

“I love being able to go down the road to the corner shop and buy a pint of icy-cold milk in the morning, instead of having to trek miles through muddy countryside to squeeze a cow.”
― Tony James Slater, Can I Kiss Her Yet?: A Wedding Memoir... With Camels

“Nothing says true love like murdering a bunch of innocent flowers so your better half can watch them decompose.”
― Tony James Slater, Can I Kiss Her Yet?: A Wedding Memoir... With Camels

“Do it. Even if you think you don’t want to. Whatever the adventure is that you’re afraid of, face the fear and do it anyway. Make a change in your life. Attempt something different. Let your spirit fly free! Go far, far away, and never look”
― Tony James Slater, Can I Kiss Her Yet?: A True Tale of Love, Marriage... and Camels

“New shoes seem like a miracle cure for anything that’s ailing a woman.”
― Tony James Slater, Can I Kiss Her Yet?: A True Tale of Love, Marriage... and Camels

“banns’. This is a weird English custom dating back to the twelfth century, where couples have to give official notice of their intention to marry several weeks in advance – presumably giving time for anyone to come forward if they know the bride and groom are secretly related.”
― Tony James Slater, Can I Kiss Her Yet?: A True Tale of Love, Marriage... and Camels

“that holy grail of tourism: a photograph without half-a-dozen people in flip-flops and Hawaiian shirts in the background.”
― Tony James Slater, Can I Kiss Her Yet?: A True Tale of Love, Marriage... and Camels

“the stoicism of a generation that had survived the Second World War, and the practicality of outlook that went with it.”
― Tony James Slater, Can I Kiss Her Yet?: A True Tale of Love, Marriage... and Camels

“When I was fourteen, I was still convinced I could be a ninja when I grew up. To be honest, I still am.”
― Tony James Slater, Can I Kiss Her Yet?: A True Tale of Love, Marriage... and Camels

“I often wonder about this sort of thing. You’re running a jet full of 500 passengers. Do you pack 250 chicken and 250 squid medley? Really? Or do you think, ‘Hm, more people seemed to opt for the chicken and rice, rather than the fish tentacles in slime. In fact, this has been the case on every flight for the last ten years. Maybe this time I’ll take more chicken and less octopus…’ Obviously, that thought process has never taken place.”
― Tony James Slater, Can I Kiss Her Yet?: A True Tale of Love, Marriage... and Camels

“Within the weird, messed-up time stream that is a day-long international flight, there’s time to go through the whole process of getting drunk, feeling like shit, being violently ill, sleeping it off and waking up hung-over – at least three times in quick succession.”
― Tony James Slater, Can I Kiss Her Yet?: A True Tale of Love, Marriage... and Camels