Anthony Hope Quotes

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'You oughtn't to yield to temptation.' 'Well, somebody must, or the thing becomes absurd,' said I.

Anthony Hope

Unless one is a genius, it is best to aim at being intelligible.

Anthony Hope

There are moments when I dare not think of it, but there are others when I rise in spirit to where she ever dwells; then I can thank God that I love the noblest lady in the world, the most gracious and beautiful, and that there was nothing in my love that made her fall short in her high duty.

Anthony Hope

I have an income nearly sufficient for my wants (no one's income is ever quite sufficient, you know).

Anthony Hope

Economy is going without something you do want in case you should, some day, want something you probably won't want.

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Boys will be boys—And even that... wouldn't matter if only we could prevent girls from being girls.

Anthony Hope

For my part, if a man must needs be a knave I would have him a debonair knave... It makes your sin no worse as I conceive, to do it à la mode and stylishly.

Anthony Hope

Somehow love gives even to a dull man the knowledge of his lover's heart.

Anthony Hope

Anthony Hope

Anthony Hope

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Born: February 9, 1863

Died: July 8, 1933 (aged 70)

Bio: Sir Anthony Hope Hawkins, better known as Anthony Hope, was an English novelist and playwright.

Known for:

The Prisoner of Zenda (1894)
Rupert of Hentzau (1898)
Dolly Dialogues (1894)
The Heart of Princess Osra (1896)
The Kings Mirror (1899)

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