Arnold Bennett

All wrong doing is done in the sincere belief that it is the best thing to do.

All wrong doing is done in the sincere belief that it is the best thing to do.

Well, my deliberate opinion is - it's a jolly strange world.

Well, my deliberate opinion is - it's a jolly strange world.

Does there, I wonder, exist a being who has read all, or approximately all, that the person of average culture read more

Does there, I wonder, exist a being who has read all, or approximately all, that the person of average culture is supposed to have read, and that not to have read is a social sin? If such a being does exist, surely he is an old, a very old man.

Essential characteristic of the really great novelist: a Christ-like, all-embracing compassion.

Essential characteristic of the really great novelist: a Christ-like, all-embracing compassion.

Any change, even a change for the better, is always accompanied by drawbacks and discomforts. - "The Arnold Bennett Calendar".

Any change, even a change for the better, is always accompanied by drawbacks and discomforts. - "The Arnold Bennett Calendar".