Claire Tomalin

I've behaved badly in my life. I hope I haven't behaved as badly as Dickens! In a way, if you're a woman, you're not in a position to behave as badly, because you don't have the economic power.

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These are some quotes by English author Claire Tomalin Author, who was born on June 20, 1933.

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Dickens was a part of how the whole celebration of Christmas as we know it today emerged during the 19th century.

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As a young man, Dickens worked as a reporter in the House of Commons and hated it. He felt that all politicians spoke with the same voice.

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Why do we read biography? Why do we choose to write it? Because we are human beings, programmed to be curious about other human beings, and to experience something of their lives. This has always been so - look at the Bible, crammed with biographies, very popular reading.

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It's good to like yourself, and that only comes from hard work, from doing. But vanity is dangerous; it can trip you badly.

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A kid is something precious, and you want to protect it and keep it fun. I'm not a dad, but I've seen people and how they behave with their kids.

Jason Statham

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