-'What do ties matter, Jeeves, at a time like this?' There is no time, sir, at which ties do not matter
P. G. WodehouseThere was a sound in the background like a distant sheep coughing gently on a mountainside. Jeeves sailing into action.
P. G. WodehouseUnlike the male codfish which, suddenly finding itself the parent of three million five hundred thousand little codfish, cheerfully resolves to love them all, the British aristocracy is apt to look with a somewhat jaundiced eye on its younger sons.
P. G. WodehouseMy motto is 'Love and let love' - with the one stipulation that people who love in glass-houses should breathe on the windows.
P. G. WodehouseGolf... is the infallible test. The man who can go into a patch of rough alone, with the knowledge that only God is watching him, and play his ball where it lies, is the man who will serve you faithfully and well.
P. G. WodehouseIt would take more than long-stemmed roses to change my view that you're a despicable cowardy custard and a disgrace to a proud family. Your ancestors fought in the Crusades and were often mentioned in despatches, and you cringe like a salted snail at the thought of appearing as Santa Claus before an audience of charming children who wouldn't hurt a fly. It's enough to make an aunt turn her face to the wall and give up the struggle.
P. G. Wodehouse