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Very Good, Jeeves!

P.G. Wodehouse

Top 10 Best Quotes

“The voice of Love seemed to call to me, but it was a wrong number.”

“Red hair, sir, in my opinion, is dangerous.”

“Unseen in the background, Fate was quietly slipping lead into the boxing-glove.”

“Hell, it is well known, has no fury like a woman who wants her tea and can't get it.”

“As Shakespeare says, if you're going to do a thing you might as well pop right at it and get it over.”

“There is no time, sir, at which ties do not matter.”

“I don't know why it is, but women who have anything to do with Opera, even if they're only studying for it, always appear to run to surplus poundage.”

“Remember what the poet Shakespeare said, Jeeves? 'Exit hurriedly, pursued by a bear.' You'll find it in one of his plays.”

“There's no doubt about it, being a policeman warps a man's mind and ruins that sunny faith in his fellow human beings which is the foundation of a lovable character. There seems to be no way of avoiding this.”

“Jeeves," I said. "A rummy communication has arrived. From Mr. Glossop." "Indeed, sir?" "I will read it to you. Handed in at Upper Bleaching. Message runs as follows: When you come tomorrow, bring my football boots. Also, if humanly possible, Irish water-spaniel. Urgent. Regards. Tuppy. "What do you make of that, Jeeves?" "As I interpret the document, sir, Mr. Glossop wishes you, when you come tomorrow, to bring his football boots. Also, if humanly possible, an Irish water-spaniel. He hints that the matter is urgent, and sends his regards." "Yes, that is how I read it. But why football boots?" "Perhaps Mr. Glossop wishes to play football, sir.”

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