on the psychological brain

I wish I had a brain like yours," said Lord Ickenham. "What an amazing thing. I suppose you could walk down a line of people, giving each of them a quick glance, and separate the sheep from the goats like shelling peas. 'Loony... not loony... this one wants watching... This one's all right... Keep an eye on this chap. Don't let him get near the bread knife...' Extraordinary. [uncle fred in the spring time]

on stealth

"His attention was arrested by a sudden sound from within."
"What sort of sound?"
"The sound of stealthy footsteps, sir."
"Someone stepping stealthily, as it were."
"Precisely, sir."
[the code of the woosters]

on fashion

Old Bassett's apparel was in keeping with his lack of inches. Prismatic is the only word for those frightful tweeds and, oddly enough, the spectacle of them had the effect of steadying my nerves. They gave me the the feeling that nothing mattered. [the code of the woosters]

on attitude

I could see that, if not actually disgruntled, he was far from being gruntled. [the code of the woosters]