Charles Reade
1814 - 1884
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Quotes
Biography
Charles Reade (1814-1884) was an English novelist and dramatist known for his social-themed works that aimed to expose social injustices. He often incorporated elements of melodrama and romance in his writings to appeal to a wide audience. Reade was a prolific writer and his best-known works include 'The Cloister and the Hearth' and 'It Is Never Too Late to Mend.' Apart from his successful literary career, Reade also had a background in law and worked as a lecturer and journalist.
Famous Quotes (5)
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Sow an act, and you reap a habit; sow a habit, and you reap a character; sow a character, and you reap a destiny.
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The fools are always the longest in finding out a cheat, and the clever in being taken in by it.
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Never trust a man who cries; he has a trick up his sleeve.
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Marriage well repaid the loving couple, Margaret and Luke. It doubled all their joys, and lightened all their sorrows.
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I am not a pretty creature. It is my envious sisters who call me beautiful. I am a giantess, Damn it!... I am also – sooner or later – an old maid.