Sublime

Quite a strange man, thought James, watching him go – but what a relief to discover he still contained the capacity to be taken by surprise.

Edith Sitwell.

“She doesn’t drink,” said Sandy, “except for sherry on her birthday, half a bottle between the seven of us.” Miss Mackay could be observed mentally scoring drink off her list of things against Miss Brodie. “Oh, that’s all I meant,” said Miss Mackay.

“The Thomas Crown Affair,”

“Balzac, Dante, Joseph Conrad, Dickens,”

Don’t drop a bollock, Charlie, she’s fond of saying,