What did J. B. Priestley mean by: Like its politicians and its wars, society has the teenagers it deserves. J. B. Priestley Copy
We are members of one body. We are responsible for each other. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, J. B. Priestley, Community, Responsibility, Unity, 0 J. B. Priestley
There are plenty of clever young writers. But there is too much genius, not enough talent. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, J. B. Priestley, Cleverness, Genius, Talent, 0 J. B. Priestley
Perhaps it would be better not to be a writer, but if you must, then write. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, J. B. Priestley, Creativity, Passion, Persistence, 0 J. B. Priestley
A good holiday is one spent among people whose notions of time are vaguer than yours. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, J. B. Priestley, Cultural exchange, Relaxation, Socialization, 0 J. B. Priestley
Accidents, try to change them – it’s impossible. The accidental reveals man. Read explanation Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, J. B. Priestley, Accidents, Change, Reveal, 0 J. B. Priestley
It is good fiction, so largely ignored now, that brings us so much closer to the real facts. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, J. B. Priestley, Facts, Fiction, Ignored, 0 J. B. Priestley
To resent and remember brings strife; to forgive and forget brings peace. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, J. B. Priestley, Forgiveness, Peace, Resentment, 0 J. B. Priestley
Comedy, we may say, is society protecting itself – with a smile. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, J. B. Priestley, Humor, Protection, Society, 0 J. B. Priestley
If art, all art, is concerned with truth, then a society in denial will not find much use for it. Jeanette Winterson Author · England
I don’t understand why people talk of art as a luxury when it’s a mind-altering possibility. Jeanette Winterson Author · England
The joy of youth is to disobey; but the trouble is that there are no longer any orders. Jean Cocteau Artist · France
