Facts about P. G. Wodehouse

Occup.Writer
FromEngland
BornOctober 15, 1881
DiedFebruary 14, 1975
Aged93 years

Summary

P. G. Wodehouse was a famous Writer from England, who lived between October 15, 1881 and February 14, 1975. He/she became 93 years old.

Zodiac:
He/she is born under the zodiac libra, who is known for Balance, Justice, Truth, Beauty, Perfection. Our collection contains 24 quotes who is written / told by G. Wodehouse.

Related authors: J. B. Morton (Writer)

24 Famous quotes by P. G. Wodehouse

Small: Why dont you get a haircut? You look like a chrysanthemum
"Why don't you get a haircut? You look like a chrysanthemum"
Small: Flowers are happy things
"Flowers are happy things"
Small: I could see that, if not actually disgruntled, he was far from being gruntled
"I could see that, if not actually disgruntled, he was far from being gruntled"
Small: Every author really wants to have letters printed in the papers. Unable to make the grade, he drops dow
"Every author really wants to have letters printed in the papers. Unable to make the grade, he drops down a rung of the ladder and writes novels"
Small: Golf... is the infallible test. The man who can go into a patch of rough alone, with the knowledge that
"Golf... 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"
Small: There is only one cure for gray hair. It was invented by a Frenchman. It is called the guillotine
"There is only one cure for gray hair. It was invented by a Frenchman. It is called the guillotine"
Small: He was a tubby little chap who looked as if he had been poured into his clothes and had forgotten to sa
"He was a tubby little chap who looked as if he had been poured into his clothes and had forgotten to say "when!""
Small: The fascination of shooting as a sport depends almost wholly on whether you are at the right or wrong e
"The fascination of shooting as a sport depends almost wholly on whether you are at the right or wrong end of the gun"
Small: It was my Uncle George who discovered that alcohol was a food well in advance of modern medical thought
"It was my Uncle George who discovered that alcohol was a food well in advance of modern medical thought"
Small: It is a good rule in life never to apologize. The right sort of people do not want apologies, and the w
"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"
Small: I know I was writing stories when I was five. I dont know what I did before that. Just loafed I suppose
"I know I was writing stories when I was five. I don't know what I did before that. Just loafed I suppose"
Small: She looked as if she had been poured into her clothes and had forgotten to say when.
"She looked as if she had been poured into her clothes and had forgotten to say "when.""
Small: He was white and shaken, like a dry martini
"He was white and shaken, like a dry martini"
Small: The least thing upset him on the links. He missed short putts because of the uproar of the butterflies
"The least thing upset him on the links. He missed short putts because of the uproar of the butterflies in the adjoining meadows"
Small: Sudden success in golf is like the sudden acquisition of wealth. It is apt to unsettle and deteriorate
"Sudden success in golf is like the sudden acquisition of wealth. It is apt to unsettle and deteriorate the character"
Small: Success comes to a writer as a rule, so gradually that it is always something of a shock to him to look
"Success comes to a writer as a rule, so gradually that it is always something of a shock to him to look back and realize the heights to which he has climbed"
Small: She had a penetrating sort of laugh. Rather like a train going into a tunnel
"She had a penetrating sort of laugh. Rather like a train going into a tunnel"
Small: I just sit at a typewriter and curse a bit
"I just sit at a typewriter and curse a bit"
Small: Golf, like measles, should be caught young
"Golf, like measles, should be caught young"
Small: To find a mans true character, play golf with him
"To find a man's true character, play golf with him"
Small: Memories are like mulligatawny soup in a cheap restaurant. It is best not to stir them
"Memories are like mulligatawny soup in a cheap restaurant. It is best not to stir them"
Small: Her pupils were at once her salvation and her despair. They gave her the means of supporting life, but
"Her pupils were at once her salvation and her despair. They gave her the means of supporting life, but they made life hardly worth supporting"
Small: Has anybody ever seen a dramatic critic in the daytime? Of course not. They come out after dark, up to
"Has anybody ever seen a dramatic critic in the daytime? Of course not. They come out after dark, up to no good"
Small: Few of them were to be trusted within reach of a trowel and a pile of bricks
"Few of them were to be trusted within reach of a trowel and a pile of bricks"