J. B. Priestley

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

Marriage is like paying an endless visit in your worst clothes.

There was no respect for youth when I was young, and now that I am old, there is no respect for age, I missed it coming and going.

You teach your daughters the diameters of the planets and wonder when you are done that they do not delight in your company.

I was a bit challenged when I was younger to stay on the right path.

Well, I actually wrote her a letter a couple of days ago congratulating her. The tone I tried to convey in the letter is, look, you are a part of a great American historical process.