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P. G. Wodehouse was a British writer, humorist, and composer, renowned for his humorous stories and novels, especially those featuring the characters Jeeves and Bertie Wooster. His works have been translated into many languages and have had a lasting impact on generations of readers.

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Famous P. G. Wodehouse Quotes

“I never was interested in politics. I'm quite unable to work up any kind of belligerent feeling. Just as I'm about to feel belligerent about some country I meet a decent sort of chap. We go out together and lose any fighting thoughts or feelings.”

Feels Kind Country Feelings Together Fighting Loses Decent Chaps

Author:P. G. Wodehouse

“...it has been well said that it is precisely these moments when we are feeling that ours is the world and everything that's in it that Fate selects for sneaking up on us with the rock in the stocking.”

World Wells Has Beens Said Moments Feelings Fate Rocks Stockings Well Said Sneaking Up

Book:Full Moon: (Blandings Castle)

Source: Full Moon: (Blandings Castle)

“I marmaladed a slice of toast with something of a flourish and I don't suppose I have ever come much closer to saying 'Tra la la' as I did the lathering for I was feeling in mid season form this morning.”

Feelings Form Morning Seasons Toasts

Book:Aunts Omnibus

Source: Aunts Omnibus

“Whenever I have that sad, depressed feeling, I go out and kill a policeman.”

Feelings Policemen Sad Depressed

Author:P. G. Wodehouse

“Bertie," he said, "I want your advice." "Carry on." "At least, not your advice, because that wouldn't be much good to anybody. I mean, you're a pretty consummate old [prat], aren't you? Not that I want to hurt your feelings, of course." "No, no, I see that." "What I wish you to do is put the whole thing to that fellow Jeeves of yours, and see what he suggests.”

Want Mean Said Whole Feelings Courses Wish Hurt Advice Fellows Wish You Jeeves

Author:P. G. Wodehouse

“I'm not absolutely certain of the facts, but I rather fancy it's Shakespeare who says that it's always just when a fellow is feeling particularly braced with things in general that Fate sneaks up behind him with the bit of lead piping.”

Facts Feelings Certain Bits Behinds Fate Fellows Fancy Sneak Jeeves

Book:Wonderful Wodehouse 1: A Collection: The Inimitable Jeeves, Carry On Jeeves, Very Good Jeeves

Source: Wonderful Wodehouse 1: A Collection: The Inimitable Jeeves, Carry On Jeeves, Very Good Jeeves

“...with each new book of mine I have always the feeling that this time I have picked a lemon in the garden of literature.”

Book Feelings Literature Mines Garden Lemons New Books

Author:P. G. Wodehouse

“you ever have that feeling when you step down onto a footstep that isn't there?”

Feelings Steps Footsteps

Author:P. G. Wodehouse

“He shimmered out, and I sat up in bed with that rather unpleasant feeling you get sometimes that you're going to die in about five minutes.”

Sometimes Feelings Dies Five Minutes Bed Sat Five Minutes

Author:P. G. Wodehouse

“Many bad golfers marry, feeling that a wife's loving solicitude may improve their game. But they are rugged, thick-skinned men, not sensitive and introspective. It is one of the chief merits of golf that non-success at the game induces a certain amount of decent humilty, which keeps a man from pluming himself too much on any petty triumphs he may achieve in other walks of life.”

Men May Feelings Certain Games Walks Too Much Wife Achieve Amount Golf Chiefs Triumph Sensitive Merit Decent Thick Petty Golfers Introspective Walks Of Life Rugged Solicitude

Book:The Golf Omnibus

Source: The Golf Omnibus

“While not exactly disgruntled, he was far from feeling gruntled. He spoke with a certain what-is-it in his voice, and I could see that, if not actually disgruntled, he was far from being gruntled.”

Ifs Feelings Certain Voice Certainty Spokes Disgruntled

Author:P. G. Wodehouse

About the Author

Born: October 15, 1881
Died: February 14, 1975
Known for: Writer
Quotes: 328

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Right Ho, JeevesRelated source material

Enter Jeeves: 15 Early StoriesRelated source material

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Fore!: The Best of Wodehouse on GolfRelated source material

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