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Charles Palliser Books

Novelist

Charles Palliser is a British novelist born on December 11, 1947. His works are known for their unique narrative techniques and profound insights into the society of the Victorian era.

The Unburied

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Passion

Book:The Unburied

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“When you love, you entrust to that person your sense of your own worth, and if that person throws you aside, you believe profoundly and utterly that it is because you are worthless. That is a kind of death.”

Self Esteem

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“We only value ourselves as others value us, for it might be said that we hold ourselves in trust for others.”

Self Esteem

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“There are people who invite betrayal. They are demanding towards themselves and don't realize how hard they are on other people. They make it difficult for others not to fail them. And in some cases they even take a grim pleasure from being let down.”

Psychology Betrayal

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“Victorian values meant brutalizing people who were often poor.”

People Values Poor Victorian

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“I think every first-person narrator in a novel should be compromised. I prefer that word to unreliable.”

Thinking Should Firsts Persons Novel First Person Unreliable Narrators

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“To exist is to be betrayed, since we exist for others only by virtue of what we betray of ourselves to them.”

Virtue Betray Betrayed

Book:Betrayals

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About the Author

Born: December 11, 1947
Known for: Novelist
Quotes: 7

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