559 Quotes by Anthony Trollope

I do like a little romance... just a sniff, as I call it, of the rocks and valleys. Of course, bread-and-cheese is the real thing. The rocks and valleys are no good at all, if you haven't got that.

Wine is valued by its price, not its flavour.

I never knew a government yet that wanted to do anything.

I hold that gentleman to be the best-dressed whose dress no one observes.

I think the greatest rogues are they who talk most of their honesty.

The habit of reading is the only enjoyment in which there is no alloy; it lasts when all other pleasures fade.

Book love... is your pass to the greatest, the purest, and the most perfect pleasure that God has prepared for His creatures.

I have no ambition to surprise my reader. Castles with unknown passages are not compatible with my homely muse.

There are some achievements which are never done in the presence of those who hear of them. Catching salmon is one, and working all night is another.