Throughout his life, Dickens cared passionately about orphans. Claire Tomalin caredickenlife Change image and share on social
I think it's quite normal for people to have love affairs. Claire Tomalin affairlovenormal Change image and share on social
I belong to the Richmond Concert Society, who put on very good concerts. Claire Tomalin belongconcertgood Change image and share on social
I have been fascinated by Dickens worshippers who strenuously deny that he did anything wrong in relation to his wife, even though the record is clear that he did. Claire Tomalin cleardenydicken Change image and share on social
Biographies are, in their nature, far more difficult to make into films than novels, because novels come with plots constructed and dialogue written, whereas I don't invent dialogue for my subjects or plot their lives for them. Claire Tomalin biographyconstructdialogue share on social
I think people are always saying things are 'over.' Fiction has been regularly 'over' since the 19th century. Claire Tomalin 19thcenturyfiction Change image and share on social
Dickens is a lover of human beings; a relisher of human beings. Claire Tomalin beingdickenhuman Change image and share on social
I sometimes think that, since I started writing biographies, I've had more of a life in books than I have had in my real life. Claire Tomalin biographybookhave Change image and share on social
I'm usually convinced that what I'm working on is a total disaster. Claire Tomalin convincedisastertotal Change image and share on social
Today's children have very short attention spans because they are being reared on dreadful television programmes which are flickering away in the corner. Claire Tomalin attentionchildcorner Change image and share on social
