A man's subconscious self is not the ideal companion. It lurks for the…

P. G. Wodehouse
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A man's subconscious self is not the ideal companion. It lurks for the greater part of his life in some dark den of its own, hidden away, and emerges only to taunt and deride and increase the misery of a miserable hour. ✨ P. G. Wodehouse (2012). Uneasy Money, p.223, The Floating Press
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