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

Quote by J B Priestley

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

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

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....

We pay when old for the excesses of youth.

We pay when old for the excesses of youth.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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...

Our trouble is that we drink too much tea. I see in this the slow...

Our trouble is that we drink too much tea. I see in this the slow...

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

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

Western man is schizophrenic.

Western man is schizophrenic.

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...

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.

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...

We should like to have some towering geniuses, to reveal us to ourselves in colour...

We should like to have some towering geniuses, to reveal us to ourselves in colour...

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...

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.

Public opinion polls are rather like children in a garden, digging things up all the...

Public opinion polls are rather like children in a garden, digging things up all the...

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...

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,...