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J.B. Priestley Quotes: 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.
         

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.


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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.
         



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