Famous Quotes / J. M. Synge
J. M. Synge: "In the middle classes the gifted son of a family is always the poorest -- usually a writer or artist with no sense for speculation -- and in a family of peasants, where the average comfort is just over penury, the gifted son sinks also, and is soon a tramp on the roadside."
| Artist | Average | Classes | Comfort |
| Family | Gifted | Just | Middle |
| Over | Peasants | Penury | Poorest |
| Roadside | Sense | Sinks | Soon |
| Speculation | Tramp | Usually | Where |
| Writer |