It is the test of a novel writer's art that he conceal his snake-in-the-grass; but the reader may be sure that it is always there.

Quote by Anthony Trollope

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There is no way of writing well and also of writing easily.

There is no way of writing well and also of writing easily.

The habit of reading is the only enjoyment in which there is no alloy; it...

The habit of reading is the only enjoyment in which there is no alloy; it...

It has now become the doctrine of a large clan of politicians that political honesty...

It has now become the doctrine of a large clan of politicians that political honesty...

A woman's life is not perfect or whole till she has added herself to a...

A woman's life is not perfect or whole till she has added herself to a...

It is self-evident that at sixty-five a man has done all that he is fit...

It is self-evident that at sixty-five a man has done all that he is fit...

It is a grand thing to rise in the world. The ambition to do so...

It is a grand thing to rise in the world. The ambition to do so...

They are best dressed, whose dress no one observes.

They are best dressed, whose dress no one observes.

But then in novels the most indifferent hero comes out right at last. Some god...

But then in novels the most indifferent hero comes out right at last. Some god...

I hold that gentleman to be the best-dressed whose dress no one observes.

I hold that gentleman to be the best-dressed whose dress no one observes.

Poverty, to be picturesque, should be rural. Suburban misery is as hideous as it is...

Poverty, to be picturesque, should be rural. Suburban misery is as hideous as it is...

What is there that money will not do?

What is there that money will not do?

Never think that you're not good enough. A man should never think that. People will...

Never think that you're not good enough. A man should never think that. People will...

And though it is much to be a nobleman, it is more to be a...

And though it is much to be a nobleman, it is more to be a...

Success is the necessary misfortune of life, but it is only to the very unfortunate...

Success is the necessary misfortune of life, but it is only to the very unfortunate...

There is no happiness in love, except at the end of an English novel.

There is no happiness in love, except at the end of an English novel.

As to that leisure evening of life, I must say that I do not want...

As to that leisure evening of life, I must say that I do not want...

High rank and soft manners may not always belong to a true heart.

High rank and soft manners may not always belong to a true heart.

It has been the great fault of our politicians that they have all wanted to...

It has been the great fault of our politicians that they have all wanted to...

A man's mind will very gradually refuse to make itself up until it is driven...

A man's mind will very gradually refuse to make itself up until it is driven...

Love is like any other luxury. You have no right to it unless you can...

Love is like any other luxury. You have no right to it unless you can...