Home / Authors / George du Maurier Books

George du Maurier Books

Cartoonist

George du Maurier, a renowned British cartoonist and illustrator, was born on March 6, 1834, and passed away on October 8, 1896. Known for his humorous and satirical style, his works have had a profound impact on the development of cartoon art.

Trilby

A source page for quotes linked to George du Maurier.

0 quotes

Peter Ibbetson

A source page for quotes linked to George du Maurier.

0 quotes

Happiness Happy

Author:George du Maurier

“A little work, a little play, To keep us going - and so, good-day!”

Littles Play Good Day

Book:Trilby

Source: Trilby

“Happiness is like time and space-we make and measure it ourselves; it is as fancy, as big, as little, as you please, just a thing of contrasts and comparisons.”

Littles Bigs Space Please Fancy Comparison Contrast Time And Space

Book:Peter Ibbetson

Source: Peter Ibbetson

“Sick I am of idle words, past all reconciling, Words that weary and perplex and pander and conceal, Wake the sounds that cannot lie, for all their sweet beguiling; The language one need fathom not, but only hear and feel.”

Needs Feels Past Lying Language Sound Sweet Sick Idle Weary Fathom

Author:George du Maurier

“The wretcheder one is, the more one smokes; and the more one smokes, the wretcheder one gets-a vicious circle.”

Quitting Circles Smoke Smoking Vicious Quit Smoking Vicious Circles

Book:Peter Ibbetson

Source: Peter Ibbetson

“Life ain't all beer and skittles, and more's the pity; but what's the odds, so long as you're happy?”

Long Pity Beer Odds Skittles

Book:Trilby

Source: Trilby

“Lovely female shapes are terrible complicators of the difficulties and dangers of this earthly life, especially for their owners.”

Danger Terrible Shapes Female Difficulty Lovely Owners

Book:Trilby

Source: Trilby

“An apple is an excellent thing -- until you have tried a peach.”

Food Cooking Fruit Excellent Apples Culinary Peaches Funny Food

Book:Trilby

Source: Trilby

“I doubt if Dickens did, especially his women-his pretty women-Mrs. Dombey, Florence, Dora, Agnes, Ruth Pinch, Kate Nickleby, little Emily-we know them all through Hablot Browne alone-and none of them present any very marked physical characteristics. They are sweet and graceful, neither tall nor short; they have a pretty droop in their shoulders, and are very ladylike; sometimes they wear ringlets, sometimes not, and each would do very easily for the other.”

Ifs Knows Littles Sometimes Doubt Sweet Shoulders Characteristics Tall Kate Emily Dickens Ruth Florence Pretty Woman Ladylike

Author:George du Maurier

“The best years of a man's life are after he is forty. A man at forty has ceased to hunt the moon.”

Men Years Moon Aging Forty Hunts Best Year

Author:George du Maurier

About the Author

Born: March 6, 1834
Died: October 8, 1896
Known for: Cartoonist
Quotes: 10

Books & Sources

TrilbyRelated source material

Peter IbbetsonRelated source material

Similar Authors

Julia ChildBrowse related quotes
Waverley RootBrowse related quotes
Jane GrigsonBrowse related quotes
Craig ClaiborneBrowse related quotes
Jean Anthelme Brillat-SavarinBrowse related quotes
Jeff SmithBrowse related quotes
James BeardBrowse related quotes
Richard Lyons, 1st Viscount LyonsBrowse related quotes
John SquireBrowse related quotes
Robert J CourtineBrowse related quotes

George du Maurier Books

Trilby

Peter Ibbetson

Related Quotes