Anthony Trollope, Autobiography of Anthony Trollope

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"I have from the first felt sure that the writer, when he sits down to commence his novel, should do so, not because he has to tell a story, but because he has a story to tell. The novelist's first novel will generally have sprung from the right cause."

Anthony Trollope, Autobiography of Anthony Trollope

"(On Charles Dickens) It has been the peculiarity and the marvel of this man’s power, that he has invested his puppets with a charm that has enabled him to dispense with human nature."

Anthony Trollope, Autobiography of Anthony Trollope