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Quote by A. N. Wilson

“I'm like Jane Austen - I work on the corner of the dining table.”

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A. N. Wilson is a British writer renowned for his contributions to both fiction and non-fiction. Born on October 27, 1950, he has made a substantial mark on the literary scene with his varied and insightful works. more

“In the 18th century, James Hargreaves invented the Spinning Jenny, and Richard Arkwright pioneered the water-propelled spinning frame which led to the mass production of cotton. This was truly revolutionary. The cotton manufacturers created a whole new class of people - the urban proletariat. The structure of society itself would never be the same.”

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Author:A. N. Wilson

“In the past, I used to counter any such notions by asking myself: 'Would you really want President Hattersley?' I now find that possibility rather cheers me up. With his chubby, Dickensian features and his knowledge of T.H. Green and other harmless leftish political classics, Hattersley might not be such a bad thing after all.”

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Author:A. N. Wilson

“It is eerie being all but alone in Westminster Abbey. Without the tourists, there are only the dead, many of them kings and queens. They speak powerfully and put my thoughts into vivid perspective.”

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Author:A. N. Wilson

“On the rare occasions when I spend a night in Oxford, the keeping of the hours by the clock towers in New College, and Merton, and the great booming of Tom tolling 101 times at 9 pm at Christ Church are inextricably interwoven with memories and regrets and lost joys. The sound almost sends me mad, so intense are the feelings it evokes.”

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Author:A. N. Wilson

“God's truth judges created things out of love, and Satan's truth judges them out of envy and hatred.”

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Book:Ethics

Source: Ethics

“The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world that it leaves to its children.”

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Author:Dietrich Bonhoeffer

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