01c. 1902 ADInto the face of the young man who sat on the terrace of the Hotel Magnifique at Cannes there had crept a look of furtive shame, the shifty hangdog look which announces that an Englishman is about to speak French.P.G. Wodehouse / quote ↗
02c. 1902 AD[T]he success of every novel -- if it's a novel of action -- depends on the high spots. The thing to do is to say to yourself, "What are my big scenes?" and then get every drop of juice out ofP.G. Wodehouse / quote ↗
04c. 1902 ADIf girls realized their responsibilities they would be so careful when they smiled that they would probably abandon the practice altogether. There are moments in a man's life when a girl's smile can have as important results as an explosion of dynamite.P.G. Wodehouse / quote ↗
05c. 1902 ADOne of the Georges - I forget which - once said that a certain number of hours' sleep each night - I cannot recall at the moment how many - made a man something which for the time being has slipped my memory.P.G. Wodehouse / quote ↗
06c. 1902 ADMan's inability to get out of bed in the morning is a curious thing. One may reason with oneself clearly and forcibly without the slightest effect. One knows that delay means inconvenience. Perhaps it may spoil one's whole day. And one also knows that a single resolute heave will do the trick. But logic is of no use. One simply lies there.P.G. Wodehouse / quote ↗
07c. 1902 ADOne of the Georges," said Psmith, "I forget which, once said that a certain number of hours' sleep a day--I cannot recall for the moment how many--made a man something, which for the time being has slipped my memory. However, there you are. I've given you the main idea of the thing; and a German doctor says that early rising causes insanity.P.G. Wodehouse / quote ↗
09c. 1902 ADWater!' cried Marie.'Vinegar!' recommended the bell-boy.'Eu-de-Cologne!' said Bill.'Pepper!' said Lord Tidmouth.Mary had another suggestion.'Give her air!'So had the bell-boy.'Slap her hands!'Lord Tidmouth went further.'Sit on her head!' he advised.P.G. Wodehouse / quote ↗
10c. 1902 ADIf you don't want me to attend the patient I'll go.''But she can't see a doctor now.''Why not?''She isn't well.P.G. Wodehouse / quote ↗
12c. 1902 ADMorning, Bill,' said Lord Tidmouth agreeably.'Go to hell!' said Bill.'Right-ho,' said his lordship.P.G. Wodehouse / quote ↗
13c. 1902 ADI couldn't have made a better shot, if I had been one of those detectives who see a chap walking along the street and deduce that he is a retired manufacturer of poppet valves named Robinson with rheumatism in one arm, living at Clapham.P.G. Wodehouse / quote ↗
14c. 1902 ADThis is the age of the specialist, and years ago Rollo had settled on his career. Even as a boy, hardly capable of connected thought, he had been convinced that his speciality, the one thing he could do really well, was to inherit money.P.G. Wodehouse / quote ↗
15c. 1902 AD...writing Jeeves stories gives me a great deal of pleasure and keeps me out of the public houses.P.G. Wodehouse / quote ↗
16c. 1902 AD[On writing Jeeves and Wooster stories]:You tell yourself that you can take Jeeves stories or leave them alone, that one more can't possibly hurt you, because you know you can pull up whenever you feel like it, but it is merely wish-full thinking. The craving has gripped you and there is no resisting it.You have passed the point of no return.P.G. Wodehouse / quote ↗
17c. 1902 ADHas anybody ever seen a drama critic in the daytime? Of course not. They come out after dark, up to no good.P.G. Wodehouse / quote ↗
18c. 1902 ADHad his brain been constructed of silk, he would have been hard put to it to find sufficient material to make a canary a pair of cami-knickers.P.G. Wodehouse / quote ↗
19c. 1902 ADI spent the afternoon musing on Life. If you come to think of it, what a queer thing Life is! So unlike anything else, don't you know, if you see what I mean.P.G. Wodehouse / quote ↗
21c. 1902 ADNOW, touching this business of old Jeeves – my man, you know – how do we stand? Lots of people think I’m much too dependent on him. My Aunt Agatha, in fact, has even gone so far as to call him my keeper. Well, what I say is: Why not? The man’s a genius.P.G. Wodehouse / quote ↗
22c. 1902 ADI felt most awfully braced. I felt as if the clouds had rolled away and all was as it used to be. I felt like one of those chappies in the novels who calls off the fight with his wife in the last chapter and decides to forget and forgive. I felt I wanted to do all sorts of other things to show Jeeves that I appreciated him.P.G. Wodehouse / quote ↗
23c. 1902 ADShe laughed - a bit louder than I could have wished in my frail state of health, but then she is always a woman who tends to bring plaster falling from the ceiling when amused.P.G. Wodehouse / quote ↗
24c. 1902 ADCaptain Bradbury's right eyebrow had now become so closely entangled with his left that there seemed no hope of ever extricating it without the aid of powerful machinery.P.G. Wodehouse / quote ↗
