WIST Quotations

Shakespeare, William -- Merry Wives of Windsor, Act 5, sc. 5, l. 37ff (5.5.37-38) (1597)

Dave — Mon, 10 Feb 2025 17:41:20 +0000

FALSTAFF: I think the devil will not have me damned, lest the oil that’s in me should set hell on fire.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616) English dramatist and poet
Merry Wives of Windsor, Act 5, sc. 5, l. 37ff (5.5.37-38) (1597)
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Connolly, Cyril -- The Unquiet Grave, Part 2 “Te Palinure Petens” (1944)

Dave — Tue, 31 May 2022 21:23:22 +0000

Imprisoned in every fat man a thin one is wildly signalling to be let out.

Cyril Connolly (1903-1974) English intellectual, literary critic and writer.
The Unquiet Grave, Part 2 “Te Palinure Petens” (1944)
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Wodehouse, P. G. -- Very Good, Jeeves (1930)

Dave — Thu, 25 May 2017 16:42:20 +0000

The Right Hon. was a tubby little chap who looked as if he had been poured into his clothes and had forgotten to say “When!”

P. G. Wodehouse (1881-1975) Anglo-American humorist, playwright and lyricist [Pelham Grenville Wodehouse]
Very Good, Jeeves (1930)
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Wodehouse, P. G. -- Very Good, Jeeves (1930)

Dave — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 12:35:33 +0000

She fitted into my biggest armchair as if it had been built round her by someone who knew they were wearing armchairs tight about the hips that season.

P. G. Wodehouse (1881-1975) Anglo-American humorist, playwright and lyricist [Pelham Grenville Wodehouse]
Very Good, Jeeves (1930)

Martin, Judith -- Miss Manners’ Guide to Excruciatingly Correct Behavior, Part 3 “Basic Civilization,” “Common Courtesy for All Ages” (1983)

Dave — Sun, 01 Feb 2004 16:00:00 +0000

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Can you tell me a tactful way of letting a friend know that she is getting too fat?

GENTLE READER: Can you tell Miss Manners a tactful reason for wanting to do so?

Judith Martin (b. 1938) American author, journalist, etiquette expert [a.k.a. Miss Manners]
Miss Manners’ Guide to Excruciatingly Correct Behavior, Part 3 “Basic Civilization,” “Common Courtesy for All Ages” (1983)
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