Best Quotes by John Betjeman (Top 6)
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Childhood is measured out by sounds and smells and sights, before the dark hour of reason grows.
John Betjeman
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Too many people in the modern world view poetry as a luxury, not a necessity like petrol. But to me it's the oil of life.
John Betjeman
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People's backyards are much more interesting than their front gardens, and houses that back on to railways are public benefactors.
John Betjeman
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Now if the harvest is over, And the world cold, Give me the bonus of laughter, As I lose hold.
John Betjeman
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And now, dear Lord, I cannot wait Because I have a luncheon date.
John Betjeman
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I don't think I am any good. If I thought I was any good, I wouldn't be.
John Betjeman