Inimitable Quote by P.G. Wodehouse Download Open image ““Some slight friction threatening in the Balkans, sir.”” — P.G. Wodehouse ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.1 out of 5 (9 ratings) Copy quoteShare Inimitable Jeeves
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We have taken a grave and hazardous decision to sustain the Greeks and try to make a Balkan Front. — Winston Churchill Copy Share Image
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“My late Uncle Henry, you see, was by way of being the blot on the Wooster escutcheon. An extremely decent chappie personally, and one… — P.G. Wodehouse Copy Share Image
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“My late Uncle Henry, you see, was by way of being the blot on the Wooster escutcheon. An extremely decent chappie personally, and one… — P.G. Wodehouse Copy Share Image
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“At that moment the gong sounded, and the genial host came tumbling downstairs like the delivery of a ton of coals.” — P.G. Wodehouse Copy Share Image
“I merely called for my hat and stick in a marked manner and legged it. But the memory rankled, if you know what I… — P.G. Wodehouse Copy Share Image
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