“Sensations are the great things, after all. Should you ever be drowned or hung, be sure and make a note of your sensations; they will be worth to you ten guineas a sheet.”
“If you are ever drowned or hung, be sure and make a note of your sensations.”
“There’s an old adage: the sensation of drowning reminds you of everything you ever knew about swimming.”
“Being an old maid is like death by drowning, a really delightful sensation after you cease to struggle.”
“You mustn’t hit her over the head with it. Women like to be romanced like the heroines in the sensation novels.” “What the devil do you know about sensation novels?” “A man can learn a great deal about women from novels,” Matt said. “You should try it sometime.”
“risk feeds sensation...sensation makes risk acceptable.”