If there was a little room somewhere in the british museum that contained only about twenty exhibits and good lighting — J. B. Priestley
Those no-sooner-have-i-touched-the-pillow people are past my comprehension. There is something bovine about them. — J. B. Priestley
Our dourest parsons, who followed the nonconformist fashion of long extemporary prayers — J. B. Priestley
Public opinion polls are rather like children in a garden, digging things up all the time to see how they’re growing. — J. B. Priestley
The greater part of critics are parasites, who, if nothing had been written, would find nothing to write. — J. B. Priestley
Our trouble is that we drink too much tea. I see in this the slow revenge of the orient — J. B. Priestley
I know only two words of american slang, ‘swell’ and ‘lousy’. I think ‘swell’ is lousy, but ‘lousy’ is swell. — J. B. Priestley
If you are a genius, you’ll make your own rules, but if not – and the odds are against it — J. B. Priestley
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. — J. B. Priestley
Because I keep on producing books they say there must be something wrong with this fellow. — J. B. Priestley
Britain, which in the years immediately before this war was rapidly losing such democratic virtues as it possessed — J. B. Priestley