J B Priestley Famous Quotes



Many a man is praised for his reserve and so-called shyness when he is simply too proud to risk making a fool of himself.

"As we read the school reports on our children, we realize a sense of relief that can rise to delight that-thank Heaven-nobody is reporting in this fashion on us."

"Like its politicians and its wars, society has the teenagers it deserves."


J B Priestley Quotations






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