P. G. Wodehouse quotes about humanity
English Writer, Playwright October 15, 1881 – February 14, 1975
P. G. Wodehouse quotes in frenchP. G. Wodehouse quotes in russian
P. G. Wodehouse quotes in german
Cite this Page: Citation
Quotes
You would be miserable if you had to go through life with a human doormat with 'Welcome' written on him. You want some one made of sterner stuff. You want, as it were, a sparring-partner, some one with whom you can quarrel happily with the certain knowledge that he will not curl up in a ball for you to kick, but will be there with the return wallop.
P. G. Wodehouse
From my earliest years I had always wanted to be a writer. It was not that I had any particular message for humanity. I am still plugging away and not the ghost of one so far, so it begins to look as though, unless I suddenly hit mid-season form in my eighties, humanity will remain a message short.
P. G. Wodehouse
The silly ass had left the kitchen door open, and I hadn't gone two steps when his voice caught me squarely in the eardrum.'You will find Mr Wooster', he was saying to the substitue chappie, 'an extremely pleasant and amiable young gentleman, but not intelligent. By no means intelligent. Mentally he is negligible - quite negligible'. Well, I mean to say. What! I suppose, strictly speaking, I ought to have charged in and ticked the blighter off properly in no uncertain voice. But I doubht...
P. G. Wodehouse
Popular Author
Related Authors
-
AP
Andrei Platonov Writer, Playwright
-
Campbell Scott Actor
-
JB
J. B. Priestley Writer, Playwright
-
JH
Jeff Hawkins Inventor
-
JP
John Philpot Curran Public Servant
-
MH
Matthew Hale Historian
-
Miles Franklin Writer
-
PG
P. G. Wodehouse Writer, Playwright
-
PK
Pauline Kael Critic
-
RB
Ruth Buzzi Actress