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Quote by Joyce Grenfell

“They look quite promising in the shop; and not entirely without hope when I get them back into my wardrobe. But then, when I put them on they tend to deteriorate with a very strange rapidity and one feels so sorry for them.”

Quote by Joyce Grenfell

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Joyce Grenfell was a British writer born on February 10, 1910, and died on November 30, 1979. Known for her humor and satire, she primarily wrote plays and short stories. more

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