Men who can succeed in deceiving no one else, will succeed at last in deceiving themselves.
Anthony TrollopeTo have her meals, and her daily walk, and her fill of novels, and to be left alone, was all that she asked of the gods.
Anthony TrollopeBut then in novels the most indifferent hero comes out right at last. Some god comes out of a theatrical cloud and leaves the poor devil ten thousand-a-year and a title.
Anthony Trollope