Quotes from book

The Adventures of Sally

“A man's subconscious self is not the ideal companion. It lurks for the greater part of his life in some dark den of its own, hidden away, and emerges only to taunt and deride and increase the misery of a miserable hour.”

“The fascination of shooting as a sport depends almost wholly on whether you are at the right or wrong end of the gun.”

“Has anybody ever seen a drama critic in the daytime? Of course not. They come out after dark, up to no good.”

“It was one of those cold, clammy, accusing sort of eyes--the kind that makes you reach up to see if your tie is straight: and he looked at me as I were some sort of unnecessary product which Cuthbert the Cat had brought in after a ramble among the local ash-cans.”

“It was a cold, disapproving gaze, such as a fastidious luncher who was not fond of caterpillars might have directed at one which he had discovered in his portion of salad…”

“Boyhood, like measles, is one of those complaints which a man should catch young and have done with, for when it comes in middle life it is apt to be serious.”

“He trusted neither of them as far as he could spit, and he was a poor spitter, lacking both distance and control.”