Dickens Quote by Anne Rice

Dickens is a much misunderstood and mis-approached writer, in that he tends to be read, particularly in the twentieth century, as a social commentator…

— Martin Amis

I admire Dickens beyond words. He is one of the greatest plotters of all times. Didn't have a clue about women, but he sure…

— Donna Leon

I love Dickens. I love the way he sets a scene.

— David McCullough

I love Dickens because it makes me chuckle to myself so. He has taken me to another world and out of so many earthly…

— Jane Birkin

I admire Charles Dickens, mostly for the texture of his writing and the colourful characters he created. His work gives us, I think, a…

— David Essex

I hadn't read Dickens for a while and doing 'Bleak House' was great.

— Denis Lawson

The thing about Dickens is you either love him or you hate him and I fell in love with Dickens, I fell in love…

— George Brandis

When I think about writers who use fiction as social commentary and to raise social awareness but who are also very popular, I think…

— Jodi Picoult

I've always felt that Donald Trump was a Dickensian character because he is so ridiculous. With his hair and his arrogance, he is certainly…

— Miriam Margolyes

I remember one review of The Office Christmas Special that compared it unfavourably to Dickens. What? You're saying I'm not as good as the…

— Ricky Gervais

The thing I love about Dickens is the omniscient, omnipotent narrator, and the great confidence of the narrator, which marks 19th-century novelists in general…

— Elizabeth Gilbert

I think one of the few faults in Dickens is that mostly his lead characters are blanks - who is David Copperfield, who is…

— Mark Gatiss