Chickens Quote by W. S. Gilbert

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

— Claire Tomalin

Dickens belongs to the English people.

— Claire Tomalin

I heard Thackeray thank Heaven for the purity of Dickens. I thanked Heaven for the purity of a greater than Dickens - Thackeray himself.

— Goldwin Smith

“I like Mr. Dickens’ books much better than yours, Papa. Said one of Thackeray’s daughters.”

— David Markson

Taking the humour out of Dickens, it's not Dickens any more.

— Andrew Davies

“Now came details of Goldby's adventures with the Cooks and their band. "Chicken, Dynamite Dick, The Verdigris Kid. I wish these fellows read something…

— Loren D. Estleman

“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

“And if you expect you'll gain anything from us by your way of approachin' us, you're jolly well mistaken. That's all. Good-night.' They clattered…

— Rudyard Kipling

I cannot tell what the dickens his name is.

— William Shakespeare

Deprived of the company of fools, a great wit does not seem half so clever.

— Francois Alexandre Frederic, duc de la Rochefoucauld-Liancourt

When a crow says an intelligent thing, chickens may laugh at it. This is the laughing of the sand castles at the powerful waves!

— Mehmet Murat Ildan

“Richard Dawkins can suck my Dickens.”

— Jarod Kintz