George Gissing

“Keep a diary, and some day it'll keep you.”

“Art, nowadays, is the religion of the educated classes.”

“The art of living is the art of knowing how to believe lies.”

“It is the curse of the artist to have a soul constantly in turmoil.”

“With money in your pocket, you are wise and you are handsome and you sing well too.”

“To be at leisure is not to be idle.”

“Solitude is a great sweetener of disposition.”

“Poverty is the root of all social ills.”

“A man who is not a fool can rid himself of every folly but vanity.”

“Half the misery of life is due to the fear of not being able to meet its demands.”

“I hate and fear 'science' because of my conviction that for long to come if not forever, it will be the remorseless enemy of mankind.”

“Literature is a sacred calling, not a trade.”