The funny thing was that he wasn't altogether a fool in other ways. Deep down in him there was a kind of stratum of sense. I had known him, once or twice, show an almost human intelligence. But to reach that stratum, mind you, you needed dynamite.
P.G. WodehouseCome on," he said. "Bring the poker."
I brought the tongs as well. I felt like it.
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I had one of those ideas I do sometimes get, though admittedly a chump of the premier class.
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It was a nasty look. It made me feel as if I were something the dog had brought in and intended to bury later on, when he had time.
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It's brain," I said; "pure brain! What do you do to get like that, Jeeves? I believe you must eat a lot of fish, or something. Do you eat a lot of fish, Jeeves?"
"No, sir."
"Oh, well, then, it's just a gift, I take it; and if you aren't born that way there's no use worrying.
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We must always remember, however,' said Psmith gravely, 'that poets are also God's creatures.
P.G. WodehouseLove, Miss Halliday, is a delicate plant. It needs tending, nurturing, assiduous fostering. This cannot be done by throwing the breakfast bacon at a husband's head.
P.G. WodehouseI mean, imagine how some unfortunate Master Criminal would feel, on coming down to do a murder at the old Grange, if he found that not only was Sherlock Holmes putting in the weekend there, but Hercule Poirot, as well." ~ Bertram "Bertie" Wooster
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One of the advantages a sister has when arguing with a brother is that she is under no obligation to be tactful. If she wishes to tell him that he is an idiot and ought to have his head examined, she can do so and, going further, can add that it is a thousand pities that no-one ever thought of smothering him with a pillow in his formative years.
P.G. WodehouseShe gave the impression of smiling with difficulty, possibly for fear of getting wrinkles.
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