I am Psmith," said the old Etonian reverently. "There is a preliminary P before the name. This, however, is silent. Like the tomb. Compare such words as ptarmigan, psalm, and phthisis.

It is a good rule in life never to apologize. The right sort of people do not want apologies, and the wrong sort take a mean advantage of them.

I suppose he must have taken about a nine or something in hats. Shows what a rotten thing it is to let your brain develop too much.

To find a man's true character, play golf with him.

Another of these strong silent men. The world is full of us.

Mr Howard Saxby, literary agent, was knitting a sock. He knitted a good deal, he would tell you if you asked him, to keep himself from smoking, adding that he also smoked a good deal to keep himself from knitting.

When you're alone you don't do much laughing.