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Another Man

Posted in Famous Quotes, tagged affairs of the heart, baldwin, bleak house, charles dickens, david copperfield, england, english novelist, famous quotes, funny, Gadshill Place, great expectations, husbands and wives, kent, quotes, Rochester Kent, the baldwin poet, Warehorne England, women writers on May 1, 2012| 1 Comment »

Over dinner this evening I told my significant other that I’m in love with another man…then I told him “no worries dear, it’s Charles Dickens and he’s been dead for 142 years.” We then both strongly agreed, it’s not much of a threat, and I receive his ultimate blessing to carry on with the affair whole heartedly.

Copyright © LC 2012

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Agatha Christie Quote

Posted in Famous Quotes, tagged Agatha Christie, baldwin, disasters, england, english novelist, English playwright, English women, famous quotes, famous quotes by famous women, poems, poetry, the baldwin poet, women and poetry, women and writing on April 29, 2012| 4 Comments »

“Look here,” I said, “people like to collect disasters.”

Agatha Christie, Endless Night, 1967 – English Novelist and Playwright (1891-1975)

From The Little Book of Spirit by Elaine Bernstein Partnow 2010

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Charles Dickens – Quote on drinking

Posted in Famous Quotes, tagged british, charles dickens, england, english novelist, famous quotes, gad's hill place, kent, kent england, libel, oliver twist, recovery, victorian novelist on February 19, 2012| Leave a Comment »

“If he were really not in the habit of drinking rather more than was exactly good for him, he might have brought an action against his countenance for libel, and have recovered heavy damages.”

from Oliver Twist

by Charles John Huffam Dickens (famous Victorian English Novelist; Born 7 February 1812 Landport, Portsmouth, England; died 9 June 1870 Gad’s Hill Place, Higham, Kent, England)

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