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One of the delights known to age, and beyond the grasp of youth, is that of Not Going.
J. B. Priestley
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J. B. Priestley
Age: 89 †
Born: 1894
Born: September 13
Died: 1984
Died: August 14
Journalist
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Yorkshire
John Boynton Priestley
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Accidents, try to change them - it's impossible. The accidental reveals man.
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In a matriarchy men should be encouraged to take it easy, for most women prefer live husbands to blocks of shares and seats on the board.
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