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Wilkie Collins quotes

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“Any woman who is sure of her own wits is a match at any time for a man who is not sure of his own temper.” Wilkie Collins, The Woman in White
“the books—the generous friends who met me without suspicion—the merciful masters who never used me ill!” Wilkie Collins, Armadale
“I am (thank God!) constitutionally superior to reason.” Wilkie Collins, The Moonstone
“No sensible man ever engages, unprepared, in a fencing match of words with a woman.” Wilkie Collins, The Woman in White
“My hour for tea is half-past five, and my buttered toast waits for nobody.” Wilkie Collins, The Woman in White
“I am a just man even to my enemy, and I will acknowledge beforehand that they are cleverer brains than I thought them.” Wilkie Collins, The Woman in White

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The Woman in White (4)
The Moonstone (1)
Armadale (1)