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George Bernard Shaw - "I am enclosing two tickets to...

"I am enclosing two tickets to the first night of my new play; bring a friend ... if you have one."
- George Bernard Shaw, playwright (to Winston Churchill)
"Cannot possibly attend first night; will attend second, if there is one."
- Churchill's response. (George Bernard Shaw)

"I am enclosing two tickets to the first night of my new play; bring a friend ... if you have one." - George Bernard Shaw, playwright (to Winston Churchill) "Cannot possibly attend first night; will attend second, if there is one." - Churchill's response.

George Bernard Shaw

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