I have always held the old-fashioned opinion that the primary object of work of fiction should be to tell a story.
Wilkie CollinsWe had our breakfasts--whatever happens in a house, robbery or murder, it doesn't matter, you must have your breakfast.
Wilkie CollinsI am thinking,โ he remarked quietly, โwhether I shall add to the disorder in this room, by scattering your brains about the fireplace.
Wilkie CollinsAnd earth was heaven a little the worse for wear. And heaven was earth, done up again to look like new.
Wilkie Collins