It is a most wonderful comfort to sit alone beneath a lamp, book spread before you, and commune with someone from the past whom you have never met.Delight, 1949
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J. B. Priestley was a British novelist, playwright, and social commentator. He is best known for his play "An Inspector Calls" which critiques the social inequalities and responsibilities of the upper class towards the working class. Priestley's works often explore themes of time, society, and the human experience.
1894–1984·lived 89 years
It is a most wonderful comfort to sit alone beneath a lamp, book spread before you, and commune with someone from the past whom you have never met.Delight, 1949
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.
We pay when old for the excesses of youth.
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