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Oliver Twist Quotes by Henning Mankell
- For me Oliver Twist is a political novel. It is a furious critique of the treatment of orphans and poor children who were forced to…
- Although many of his other novels are brilliant there is a power in 'Oliver Twist' that I believe Dickens never managed to retrieve. It is…
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- My first film crush was Mark Lester as Oliver Twist in the Carol Reed film. — Sally Phillips
- One evening at Chequers the film was Oliver Twist. Rufus, as usual, had the best seat in the house, on his master's… — Winston Churchill
- For me Oliver Twist is a political novel. It is a furious critique of the treatment of orphans and poor children who… — Henning Mankell
- Although many of his other novels are brilliant there is a power in 'Oliver Twist' that I believe Dickens never managed to… — Henning Mankell
- And what an example of the power of dress young Oliver Twist was! Wrapped in the blanket which had hitherto formed his… — Charles Dickens
- According to Dickens, the first rule of human nature is self-preservation and when I forgive him for writing a character as pathetic… — Melina Marchetta
- For the rest of his life, Oliver Twist remembers a single word of blessing spoken to him by another child because this… — Charles Dickens
- I think one of the few faults in Dickens is that mostly his lead characters are blanks - who is David Copperfield,… — Mark Gatiss
- In some ways, calm bodily protest has a nakedness to it that may be deeply embarrassing for observers; an act not unlike… — Michael Leunig