John Betjeman Quotes & Sayings

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6 most famous John Betjeman quotes and sayings. He was a Dutch poet who passed away on 19 May, 1984.

John Betjeman Quotes
“Childhood is measured out by sounds and smells and sights, before the dark hour of reason grows.”
John Betjeman Quotes
“Now if the harvest is over, And the world cold, Give me the bonus of laughter, As I lose hold.”
John Betjeman Quotes
“People's backyards are much more interesting than their front gardens, and houses that back on to railways are public benefactors.”
John Betjeman Quotes
“I don't think I am any good. If I thought I was any good, I wouldn't be.”
John Betjeman Quotes
“Silver and ermine and red faces full of port wine.”
John Betjeman Quotes
“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.”

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