on the printed name
Nothing is so capable of diversity as the emotion we feel on seeing our name unexpectedly in print. We may soar to the heights or we may sink to the depths. Jimmy did the latter. [piccadilly jim]
on ann's philosophy
Ann was quite certain now that she did not like this young m an nearly so well as she had supposed. It is trying for a strong-minded, clear-thinking girl to have her philosophy described as a grouch. [piccadilly jim]
on ann
She loved adventure and based her estimate of any member of the opposite sex largely on his capacity for it. She moved in a set, when at home, which was more polite and adventurous, and had frequently found the atmosphere enervating. [piccadilly jim]
on dislike of jimmy
The thought that a girl could be as pretty as this one and yet dislike him so much was one of the saddest things Jimmy had ever come across. it was like on of those Things Which make Me Weep in This Great City so dear to the hearts of the sob-writers of his late newspaper. [piccadilly jim]
on an empty stomach
This was not a matter, he perceived, to be decided recklessly, on the spur of a sudden impulse. Above all, it was not a matter to be decided before lunch. An empty stomach breeds imagination. [piccadilly jim]
on the hangover
'And now leave me, Bayliss, for I would be alone. I have to make a series of difficult and exhaustive tests to ascertain whether I am still alive.' [piccadilly jim]
