Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton was a British novelist and playwright who lived during the 19th century. He is known for his works such as "The Last Days of Pompeii" and "Bulwer-Lytton's "The Haunted and the Haunters." Bulwer-Lytton's writing often featured elaborate plots and vivid descriptions. His influence on Victorian literature and his creation of memorable phrases, like "It was a dark and stormy night," have secured his place in literary history.

"A reform is a correction of abuses; a revolution is a transfer of power."



"Enthusiasm is the genius of sincerity and truth accomplishes no victories without it."



"In science, read, by preference, the newest works; in literature, the oldest. The classic literature is always modern."


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"We tell our triumphs to the crowds, but our own hearts are the sole confidants of our sorrows."



"The true spirit of conversation consists in building on another man's observation, not overturning it."



"One of the surest evidences of friendship that one individual can display to another is telling him gently of a fault. If any other can excel it, it is listening to such a disclosure with gratitude, and amending the error."



"Anger ventilated often hurries towards forgiveness; anger concealed often hardens into revenge."



"No author ever drew a character consistent to human nature, but he was forced to ascribe to it many inconsistencies."

