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“A chap's bedroom – you can't get way from it – is his castle, and he has every right to look askance if gargoyles come glaring in at him.”

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Book:Right Ho, Jeeves

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Right Ho, Jeeves

In this classic novel, Bertie Wooster, an upper-class gentleman, often finds himself in humorous and sometimes precarious situations. His loyal butler, Jeeves, is always on hand to offer clever solutions and witty banter. The narrative showcases the wit of P.G. Wodehouse, blending humor with a satirical look at British society during the Edwardian era. more

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“More and more, it was beginning to be borne in upon me what a particularly difficult chap Gussie was to help. He seemed to so marked an extent to lack snap and finish. With infinite toil, you manoeuvred him into a position where all he had to do was charge ahead, and he didn't charge ahead, but went off sideways, missing the objective completely.”

Humor P G Wodehouse Right Ho Jeeves

Book:Right Ho, Jeeves

Source: Right Ho, Jeeves

“I'm a quiet, peaceful sort of bloke who has lived all his life in London, and I can't stand the pace these swift sportsmen from the rural districts set. What I mean to say is, I'm all for rational enjoyment and so forth, but I think a chappie makes himself conspicuous when he throws soft-boiled eggs at the electric fan.”

P G Wodehouse Carry On Jeeves

Book:Carry On, Jeeves

Source: Carry On, Jeeves

“There are certain moments in life when words are not needed. I looked at Biffy, Biffy looked at me. A perfect understanding linked our two souls. "?" "!”

Dialogue Jeeves P G Wodehouse

Book:Carry On, Jeeves

Source: Carry On, Jeeves

“Humour, if one looks into it, is principally a matter of retrospect.”

Humor Humour P G Wodehouse Wodehouse Theprinceandbetty

Book:The Prince And Betty

Source: The Prince And Betty

“Reading the book now means that one can, if one wants, play Fantasy Literature--match writers off against each other and see who won over the long haul. Faulkner or Henry Green? I reckon the surprise champ was P.G. Wodehouse, as elegant and resourceful a prose stylist as anyone held up for our inspection here...he has turned out to be as enduring as anyone apart from Orwell. Jokes, you see. People do like jokes. (Hornby's thoughts after reading "Enemies of Promise" by Cyril Connolly)”

Writing Humor Critic P G Wodehouse

Book:The Polysyllabic Spree

Source: The Polysyllabic Spree

“I wonder if you have noticed a rather rummy thing about it -- viz. that it is everywhere. You can't get away from it. Love, I mean. Wherever you go, there it is, buzzing along in every class of life. Quite remarkable.”

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Author:P. G. Wodehouse

“Reality is a veil, and beneath it lies a universe of infinite possibilities." (Farley Street: A Supernatural Adventure of Self-Discovery, Magical Realism, and Cosmic Battles____ Zane Zubin)”

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Book:FARLEY STREET: A Supernatural Adventure of Self-Discovery, Cosmic Battles, and Paranormal Romance

Source: FARLEY STREET: A Supernatural Adventure of Self-Discovery, Cosmic Battles, and Paranormal Romance

“He lost his appetite for reading. He was afraid of being overwhelmed again. In mystery novels people died like dolls being discarded; in science fiction enormities of space and time conspired to crush the humans ; and even in P.G. Wodehouse he felt a hollowness, a turning away from reality that was implicitly bitter, and became explicit in the comic figures of futile parsons.”

Reading Science Fiction Mystery Novels P G Wodehouse Parsons

Book:Pigeon Feathers and Other Stories

Source: Pigeon Feathers and Other Stories

“The gods are business-like. They sell; they do not give. And for what they sell they demand a heavy price. We may buy life of them in many ways; with our honour, our health, our independence, our happiness; with our brains or with our hands. But somehow or other, in whatever currency we may choose to pay it, the price must be paid.”

Gods P G Wodehouse Wodehouse

Book:The Prince And Betty

Source: The Prince And Betty

“It's an extraordinary thing about names. You've probably noticed it yourself. You think you've got them, I mean to say, and they simply slither away. I've often wished I had a quid for every time some bird with a perfectly familiar map has come up to me and Hallo-Woostered, and had me gasping for air because I couldn't put a label to him. This always makes one feel at a loss.”

Forgetfulness P G Wodehouse P G Wodehouse Quotes Remembering Names

Author:P. G. Wodehouse