Writer Quotes by Claire Tomalin

Dickens is a lover of human beings; a relisher of human beings.

— Claire Tomalin

I didn't start writing my own books until I was 40.

— Claire Tomalin

Writers often feel obliged to adopt some sort of public appearance.

— Claire Tomalin

Throughout his life, Dickens cared passionately about orphans.

— Claire Tomalin

Dickens belongs to the English people.

— Claire Tomalin

The young Dickens was so alive, so self-confident, so funny.

— Claire Tomalin

The whole world knows Dickens, his London and his characters.

— Claire Tomalin

Dickens is always full of surprises.

— Claire Tomalin

After Shakespeare, Dickens is the great creator of characters, multiple characters.

— Claire Tomalin

I would perhaps like to go back to writing small books about obscure people.

— Claire Tomalin

I think people are always saying things are 'over.' Fiction has been regularly 'over' since the 19th century.

— Claire Tomalin

It's an odd situation: I could not write about someone for whom I felt no affection or admiration.

— Claire Tomalin

As he approached his 28th birthday in February 1840, Dickens knew himself to be famous, successful and tired. He needed a rest,…

— Claire Tomalin

If I'm in a state about a book, I'll get up at 6 A.M. and write before breakfast, but usually I'll start…

— Claire Tomalin

Dickens never joined a political party nor put forward a political programme. He was a writer who rightly saw his power as…

— Claire Tomalin

All writers behave badly. All people behave badly.

— Claire Tomalin

I always feel sad when I come to the end of a book.

— Claire Tomalin

The book doesn't end when you finish writing it.

— Claire Tomalin