# Quote — P. G. Wodehouse, Cocktail Time

> It has been well said that an author who expects results from a first novel is in a position similar to that of a man who drops a rose petal down the Grand Canyon of Arizona and listens for the echo.

- Author: [P. G. Wodehouse](https://www.leafyquotes.com/p-g-wodehouse.md)
- Book: [Cocktail Time](https://www.leafyquotes.com/p-g-wodehouse/cocktail-time.md)
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- Topics: [humor](https://www.leafyquotes.com/topics/humor.md), [writing](https://www.leafyquotes.com/topics/writing.md)
- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/p-g-wodehouse/cocktail-time/it-has-been
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## More from this book

> Never put anything on paper, my boy, and never trust a man with a small black moustache.

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/p-g-wodehouse/cocktail-time/never-put-anything.md)

Topics: [humor](https://www.leafyquotes.com/topics/humor.md), [advice](https://www.leafyquotes.com/topics/advice.md)