Age Quote by Robert Gottlieb

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

— Claire Tomalin

In his life, Charles Dickens was like the rest of us, but maybe more so: another poor and wonderful soul attempting to deal with…

— Fred Kaplan

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

Everyone finds their own version of Charles Dickens. The child-victim, the irrepressibly ambitious young man, the reporter, the demonic worker, the tireless walker. The…

— Claire Tomalin

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

— Claire Tomalin

I cannot tell what the dickens his name is.

— William Shakespeare

Dickens belongs to the English people.

— Claire Tomalin

“He read political books. They gave him phrases which he could only speak to himself and use on Shama. They also revealed one region…

— V.S. Naipaul

Shakespeare speaks for the human heart but Dickens speaks for the social man and for injustices.

— Simon Callow

“Dickens' hypocrites are the prime beneficiaries of his inventive genius. The heroes and heroines have no imagination. We could scrap all the solemn parts…

— John Carey

When you live with Dickens for years, reading him and trying to present him as faithfully as you can, you can't fail to love…

— Claire Tomalin

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