I always feel sad when I come to the end of a book. Claire Tomalin bookendfeel Change image and share on social
Writers often feel obliged to adopt some sort of public appearance. Claire Tomalin adoptappearancefeel Change image and share on social
Dickens is always full of surprises. Claire Tomalin dickenfullsurprise Change image and share on social
One of my most vivid memories of the mid-1950s is of crying into a washbasin full of soapy grey baby clothes - there were no washing machines - while my handsome and adored husband was off playing football in the park on Sunday morning with all the delightful young men who had been friends to both of us at Cambridge three years earlier. Claire Tomalin 1950sadorebaby share on social
Dickens had more energy than anyone in the world, and he expected his sons to be like him, and they couldn't be. Claire Tomalin dickenenergyexpect Change image and share on social
I didn't start writing my own books until I was 40. Claire Tomalin bookstartwrite Change image and share on social
I was very priggish as a child. I saved up for a book on medieval English nunneries, for which I was despised by my friends. Claire Tomalin bookchilddespise Change image and share on social
The young Dickens was so alive, so self-confident, so funny. Claire Tomalin aliveconfidentdicken Change image and share on social
By the time I went up to Cambridge, I was extremely quiet and well behaved, although I now meet people who remember me as not like that at all. Claire Tomalin behavecambridgeextremely 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