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Wilkie Collins, born on January 8, 1824, and died on September 23, 1889, was a renowned British novelist. He is best known for his suspense and detective novels, being one of the pioneers of this literary genre. His works, such as 'The Woman in White' and 'The Moonstone', are particularly famous.

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Famous Wilkie Collins Quotes

“It is one of my rules in life, never to notice what I don't understand.”

Silly

Book:The Moonstone: A Novel

Source: The Moonstone: A Novel

“This is the story of what a Woman's patience can endure, and what a Man's resolution can achieve.”

Men Stories Achieve Patience Endure Resolution

Book:The woman in white

Source: The woman in white

“Not the shadow of a doubt crossed my mind of the purpose for which the Count had left the theatre. His escape from us, that evening, was beyond all question the preliminary only to his escape from London. The mark of the Brotherhood was on his arm-I felt as certain of it as if he had shown me the brand; and the betrayal of the Brotherhood was on his conscience-I had seen it in his recognition of Pesca.”

Ifs Mind Purpose Certain Left Felt Doubt Arms Conscience Shadow Mark Betrayal London Theatre Recognition Evening Brands Brotherhood

Book:The Woman in White: A Novel

Source: The Woman in White: A Novel

“I am a citizen of the world, and I have met, in my time, with so many different sorts of virtue, that I am puzzled, in my old age, to say which is the right sort and which is the wrong.”

World Different Age Virtue Citizens Mets Old Age My Time Puzzled

Book:The Woman in White, Volume 2

Source: The Woman in White, Volume 2

“I am not against hasty marriages where a mutual flame is fanned by an adequate income.”

Income Flames Mutual Adequate Hasty

Book:Greatest Mystery Novels of Wilkie Collins

Source: Greatest Mystery Novels of Wilkie Collins

“Men ruin themselves headlong for unworthy women.”

Men Ruins Unworthy

Book:Man and Wife: A Novel

Source: Man and Wife: A Novel

“The future of English fiction may rest with this Unknown Public - a reading public of three millions which lies right out of the pale of true literary civilization - which is now waiting to be taught the difference between a good book and a bad.”

May Book Lying Three Reading Waiting Differences Fiction Millions Taught Civilization Pale Good Book

Author:Wilkie Collins

“We neither know nor judge ourselves; others may judge, but cannot know us. God alone judges and knows us.”

Knows May Judging

Book:Basil: A Story of Modern Life (Unabridged): From the prolific English writer, best known for The Woman in White, Armadale, The Moonstone, The Dead Secret, Man and Wife, Poor Miss Finch, The Black Robe, The Law and The Lady…

Source: Basil: A Story of Modern Life (Unabridged): From the prolific English writer, best known for The Woman in White, Armadale, The Moonstone, The Dead Secret, Man and Wife, Poor Miss Finch, The Black Robe, The Law and The Lady…

“The horrid mystery hanging over us in this house gets into my head like liquor, and makes me wild.”

House Mystery Liquor

Book:The Moonstone

Source: The Moonstone

“I haven't much time to be fond of anything ... but when I have a moment's fondness to bestow, most times ... the roses get it. I began my life among them in my father's nursery garden, and I shall end my life among them, if I can. Yes. One of these days (please God) I shall retire from catching thieves, and try my hand at growing roses.”

Ifs Trying I Can Ends Moments Hands Father Growing Havens Please Garden Rose These Days Retiring Nurse Thieves Catching Nursery Fondness

Book:Delphi Complete Works of Wilkie Collins (Illustrated)

Source: Delphi Complete Works of Wilkie Collins (Illustrated)

“I have heard, as everybody else has, of a spirit's haunting a house ; but I have had my own personal experience of a house's haunting a spirit.”

Spirit House My Own Heard Haunting Personal Experiences

Book:Complete Short Stories of Wilkie Collins: The Best Short Fiction from the English writer, known for his mystery novels The Woman in White, No Name, Armadale, The Moonstone, The Law and The Lady, The Dead Secret, Man and Wife and many more…

Source: Complete Short Stories of Wilkie Collins: The Best Short Fiction from the English writer, known for his mystery novels The Woman in White, No Name, Armadale, The Moonstone, The Law and The Lady, The Dead Secret, Man and Wife and many more…

“I haven't much time to be fond of anything. But when I have a moment's fondness to bestow, most times the roses get it.”

Moments Havens Flower Rose Fondness

Author:Wilkie Collins

“The mystery which underlies the beauty of women is never raised above the reach of all expression until it has claimed kindred with the deeper mystery in our own souls.”

Soul Mystery Expression Raised Deeper Kindred Women Beauty

Book:Greatest Mystery Novels of Wilkie Collins

Source: Greatest Mystery Novels of Wilkie Collins

“It is the nature of truth to struggle to the light.”

Light Struggle

Book:Man and Wife: A Novel

Source: Man and Wife: A Novel

“The law will argue any thing, with any body who will pay the law for the use of its brains and its time.”