Norfolk would not be Norfolk without a church tower on the horizon or round a corner up a lane. We cannot spare a single Norfolk church. When a church has been pulled down the country seems empty or is like a necklace with a jewel missing.
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
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
Now if the harvest is over, And the world cold, Give me the bonus of laughter, As I lose hold. - John Betjeman
Now if the harvest is over, And the world cold, Give me the bonus of laughter, As I lose hold.
It's strange that those we miss the most Are those we take for granted. - John Betjeman
It's strange that those we miss the most Are those we take for granted.
History must not be written with bias, and both sides must be given, even if there is only one side. - John Betjeman
History must not be written with bias, and both sides must be given, even if there is only one side.
I don't think I am any good. If I thought I was any good, I wouldn't be. - John Betjeman
I don't think I am any good. If I thought I was any good, I wouldn't be.
People's backyards are much more interesting than their front gardens, and houses that back on to railways are public benefactors. - John Betjeman
People's backyards are much more interesting than their front gardens, and houses that back on to railways are public benefactors.
On out deathbeds we're not going to regret all the work we didn't do. We're going to regret all the sex we didn't have! - John Betjeman
On out deathbeds we're not going to regret all the work we didn't do. We're going to regret all the sex we didn't have!
And now, dear Lord, I cannot wait Because I have a luncheon date. - John Betjeman
And now, dear Lord, I cannot wait Because I have a luncheon date.
I have a Vision of the Future, chum. The workers flats in fields of soya beans tower up like silver pencils, score on score. - John Betjeman
I have a Vision of the Future, chum. The workers flats in fields of soya beans tower up like silver pencils, score on score.
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