“Most of us wish that we could have it both ways, as Dickens did – to write novels that are both beautiful and popular.”
— John Barth (Dickens’ birthday today)
(Source: theparisreview)
— John Barth (Dickens’ birthday today)
(Source: theparisreview)
Happy birthday, C. Dickens. I’m not a fan of your style, but I certainly appreciate the stories you told and how much...
(Charles Dickens’
Actually, I don’t want to write like Dickens at all. The man was wordy as fuck and his characters all had stupid names.