# Quote — P.G. Wodehouse, The Heart of a Goof

> While they were content to peck cautiously at the ball, he never spared himself in his efforts to do it a violent injury.

- Author: [P.G. Wodehouse](https://www.leafyquotes.com/pg-wodehouse.md)
- Book: [The Heart of a Goof](https://www.leafyquotes.com/pg-wodehouse/the-heart-of-a-goof.md)
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> Bradbury Fisher shuddered from head to foot, and his legs wobbled like asparagus stalks.

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