portmanteaux quotes

I believe that people are like portmanteauxpacked with certain things, started going, thrown about, tossed away, dumped down, lost and found, half emptied suddenly, or squeezed fatter than ever, until finally the Ultimate Porter swings them on to the UltimateTrain and away they rattle.

-Beauchamp
  Bliss and Other Stories,'Je Ne Parle Pas Fran c° ais'.