"One of the poets, whose name I cannot recall, has a passage, which I am unable at the moment to remember, in one of his works, which for the time being has slipped my mind, which hits off admirably this age-old situation."

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Source : P. G. Wodehouse (2004). “The Clicking of Cuthbert”, p.169, 1st World Publishing

P. G. Wodehouse

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“After 'The Matrix,' I cannot wear sunglasses. As soon as I put them on, people recognize me.”
“There are many foolish people in the world and when a man in a rather high position puts on no frills, slaps them on the back, and tells them he'll do anything in the world for them, they are very likely to think him clever.”
“I'm sure everyone knows that my heart is and always will be with the players, the fans and the entire Dodger family. I've cared about the Dodgers for nearly my entire life, and nothing can change my allegiance to this franchise.”
“You can't have a tin can tied to your tail and go through life pretending it isn't there.”

Source : Josephine Tey (1998). “The Franchise Affair”, p.171, Simon and Schuster
“It is no novelty, then, that I am preaching; no new doctrine. I love to proclaim these strong old doctrines, that are called by nickname Calvinism, but which are surely and verily the revealed truth of God as it is in Christ Jesus.”
“It struck me that what I'd heard about certain celebrities was true: they had It, whatever the hell It was. Star power isn't a myth; it is tangible and forceful.”
“Broadly speaking, most people lived their lives in a kind of unwilling conformity. The thing was that they were offered, as time went by, various kinds of freedom, most of which were sort of dummy freedoms somehow.”
“I definitely like to be natural and more relaxed and not wear a lot of makeup.”

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