J. B. Priestley

J. B. Priestley

John Boynton Priestley, OM (13 September 1894 – 14 August 1984), known as J. B. Priestley, was an English novelist, playwright and broadcaster.

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We pay when old for the excesses of youth.

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J. B. Priestley

Living in an age of advertisement, we are perpetually disillusioned. The perfect life is spread before us every day, but it changes and withers at a touch.

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J. B. Priestley

There was no respect for youth when I was young, and now that I am old, there is no respect for age, I missed it coming and going.

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J. B. Priestley

The more we elaborate our means of communication, the less we communicate.

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J. B. Priestley

To show a child what once delighted you, to find the child's delight added to your own - this is happiness.

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J. B. Priestley

Comedy, we may say, is society protecting itself - with a smile.

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J. B. Priestley

I have always been delighted at the prospect of a new day, a fresh try, one more start, with perhaps a bit of magic waiting somewhere behind the morning.

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Marriage is like paying an endless visit in your worst clothes.

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J. B. Priestley

When I was young there was no respect for the young, and now that I am old there is no respect for the old. I missed out coming and going.

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J. B. Priestley