# Quote — Norman Lindsay, The Magic Pudding

> Whiskers alone are bad enough
>
> Attached to faces coarse and rough
>
> But how much greater their offence is
>
> When stuck on Uncles' countenances

- Author: [Norman Lindsay](https://www.leafyquotes.com/norman-lindsay.md)
- Book: [The Magic Pudding](https://www.leafyquotes.com/norman-lindsay/the-magic-pudding.md)
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