I know only two words of American slang, 'swell' and 'lousy'. I think 'swell' is lousy, but 'lousy' is swell.

Quote by J B Priestley

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Western man is schizophrenic.

Western man is schizophrenic.

The first fall of snow is not only an event, it is a magical event....

The first fall of snow is not only an event, it is a magical event....

Be yourself is about the worst advice you can give to some people.

Be yourself is about the worst advice you can give to some people.

To show a child what once delighted you, to find the child's delight added to...

To show a child what once delighted you, to find the child's delight added to...

I have always been delighted at the prospect of a new day, a fresh try,...

I have always been delighted at the prospect of a new day, a fresh try,...

I never read the life of any important person without discovering that he knew more...

I never read the life of any important person without discovering that he knew more...

We pay when old for the excesses of youth.

We pay when old for the excesses of youth.

Accidents, try to change them - it's impossible. The accidental reveals man.

Accidents, try to change them - it's impossible. The accidental reveals man.

She was a handsome woman of forty-five and would remain so for many years.

She was a handsome woman of forty-five and would remain so for many years.

If you are a genius, you'll make your own rules, but if not - and...

If you are a genius, you'll make your own rules, but if not - and...

If we openly declare what is wrong with us, what is our deepest need, then...

If we openly declare what is wrong with us, what is our deepest need, then...

There are plenty of clever young writers. But there is too much genius, not enough...

There are plenty of clever young writers. But there is too much genius, not enough...

The more we elaborate our means of communication, the less we communicate.

The more we elaborate our means of communication, the less we communicate.

Perhaps it would be better not to be a writer, but if you must, then...

Perhaps it would be better not to be a writer, but if you must, then...

To different minds, the same world is a hell, and a heaven.

To different minds, the same world is a hell, and a heaven.

Many a man is praised for his reserve and so-called shyness when he is simply...

Many a man is praised for his reserve and so-called shyness when he is simply...

Comedy, we may say, is society protecting itself - with a smile.

Comedy, we may say, is society protecting itself - with a smile.

The greatest writers of this age... are aware of the mystery of our existence.

The greatest writers of this age... are aware of the mystery of our existence.

A novelist who writes nothing for 10 years finds his reputation rising. Because I keep...

A novelist who writes nothing for 10 years finds his reputation rising. Because I keep...

Britain, which in the years immediately before this war was rapidly losing such democratic virtues...

Britain, which in the years immediately before this war was rapidly losing such democratic virtues...