Sir John Betjeman

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    The big blue eyes are shut which saw wrong clothing
    And favourite fields and coverts from a horse;
    Sir John Betjeman (1906–1984)

    We will get everything out of her that you can squeeze out of a lemon and a bit more.... I will squeeze her until you can hear the pips squeak.
    Eric, Sir Geddes (1875–1937)

    Iknowwhata mother tiger does when she’s upset. She eats her young.
    Guy Trosper, U.S. screenwriter, and John Frankenheimer. Robert Stroud (Burt Lancaster)

    The big blue eyes are shut which saw wrong clothing
    And favourite fields and coverts from a horse;
    —Sir John Betjeman (1906–1984)