Pedants, who have the least knowledge to be proud of, are impelled most by vanity. Wilkie Collins More Quotes by Wilkie Collins More Quotes From Wilkie Collins The dull people decided years and years ago, as everyone knows, that novel-writing was the lowest species of literary exertion, and that novel reading was a dangerous luxury and an utter waste of time. Wilkie Collins readingwritingyears Habits of literary composition are perfectly familiar to me. One of the rarest of all the intellectual accomplishments that a man can possess is the grand faculty of arranging his ideas. Immense privilege! I possess it. Do you? Wilkie Collins intellectualmenideas The horrid mystery hanging over us in this house gets into my head like liquor, and makes me wild. Wilkie Collins liquormysteryhouse And earth was heaven a little the worse for wear. And heaven was earth, done up again to look like new. Wilkie Collins doneheavenlooks Not the shadow of a doubt crossed my mind of the purpose for which the Count had left the theatre. His escape from us, that evening, was beyond all question the preliminary only to his escape from London. The mark of the Brotherhood was on his arm-I felt as certain of it as if he had shown me the brand; and the betrayal of the Brotherhood was on his conscience-I had seen it in his recognition of Pesca. Wilkie Collins betrayalbrotherhoodmind It is one of my rules in life, never to notice what I don't understand. Wilkie Collins silly Men ruin themselves headlong for unworthy women. Wilkie Collins unworthyruinsmen The future of English fiction may rest with this Unknown Public - a reading public of three millions which lies right out of the pale of true literary civilization - which is now waiting to be taught the difference between a good book and a bad. Wilkie Collins readingbooklying I am (thank God) constitutionally superior to reason. Wilkie Collins thankfulnessthank-godreason Well may your heart believe the truths Well may your heart believe the truths I tell; 'Tis virtue makes the bliss, where'er we dwell. Wilkie Collins heartmaybelieve I haven't much time to be fond of anything. But when I have a moment's fondness to bestow, most times the roses get it. Wilkie Collins momentsflowerrose I haven't much time to be fond of anything ... but when I have a moment's fondness to bestow, most times ... the roses get it. I began my life among them in my father's nursery garden, and I shall end my life among them, if I can. Yes. One of these days (please God) I shall retire from catching thieves, and try my hand at growing roses. Wilkie Collins gardenfatherhands If I ever meet with the man who fulfills my ideal, I shall make it a condition of the marriage settlement, that I am to have chocolate under the pillow. Wilkie Collins pillowchocolatemen We had our breakfasts--whatever happens in a house, robbery or murder, it doesn't matter, you must have your breakfast. Wilkie Collins matterhousebreakfast I sadly want a reform in the construction of children. Nature's only idea seems to be to make them machines for the production of incessant noise. Wilkie Collins reformchildrenideas I am an average good Christian, when you don't push my Christianity too far. And all the rest of you—which is a great comfort—are, in this respect, much the same as I am. Wilkie Collins christiancomfortaverage ...it will always remain my private persuasion that Nature was absorbed in making cabbages when Mrs. Vesey was born, and that the good lady suffered the consequences of a vegetable preoccupation in the mind of the Mother of us all. Wilkie Collins vegetablesmothermind This is the story of what a Woman's patience can endure, and what a Man's resolution can achieve. Wilkie Collins storiespatiencemen Tears are scientifically described as a Secretion. I can understand that a secretion may be healthy or unhealthy, but I cannot see the interest of a secretion from a sentimental point of view. Wilkie Collins healthytearsviews But, ah me! where is the faultless human creature who can persevere in a good resolution, without sometimes failing and falling back? Wilkie Collins perseveresometimesfall
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