Quotes by J. B. Priestley

J. B. Priestley

J. B. Priestley

English novelist, playwright and scriptwriter

Lived from: 1894 - 1984

Category: Writers (Contemporary) Country: FlagUnited Kingdom

Born: 13 september 1894 Died: 14 august 1984

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  • 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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  • Already we Viewers, when not viewing, have begun to whisper to one another that the more we elaborate our means of communication, the less we communicate.
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  • 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.
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  • One of the delights known to age, and beyond the grasp of youth, is that of Not Going.
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  • Our trouble is that we drink too much tea. I see in this the slow revenge of the Orient, which has diverted the Yellow River down our throats.
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  • The first fall of snow is not only an event, it is a magical event. You go to bed in one kind of a world and wake up in another quite different, and if this is not enchantment then where is it to be found?
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  • 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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  • 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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What are the most famous quotes from J. B. Priestley?

The two most famous quotes from J. B. Priestley are:

  • "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..."
  • "Already we Viewers, when not viewing, have begun to whisper to one another that the more we elaborate our means of communication, the less we communicate."

When did J. B. Priestley live?

J. B. Priestley was born in 1894 and died in the year 1984.