A slight throbbing about the temples told me that this discussion had reached saturation point.

There is enough sadness in life without having fellows like Gussie Fink-Nottle going about in sea boots.

I consider that of all the dashed silly, drivelling ideas I ever heard in my puff this is the most blithering and futile. It won't work. Not a chance.

The female in question was a sloppy pest

When you fall into a man's conversation, the first thing you should consider is, whether he has a greater inclination to hear you, or that you should hear him.

It does seem so pleasant to talk with an old acquaintance who knows what you know. I see so many new folks nowadays who seem to have neither past nor future. C…

She knew what she knew, like a sound dogmatist: she did not know what she did not - like a sound agnostic.