William Makepeace Thackeray Quotes


Time passes, Time the consoler, Time the anodyne.


Citations

Thackeray, William Makepeace. The Newcomes. Bradbury and Evans, 1855, p. 312.

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William Makepeace Thackeray
William Makepeace Thackeray
  • Born: July 18, 1811
  • Died: December 24, 1863
  • Nationality: English
  • Profession: Novelist, Poet

William Makepeace Thackeray was an English novelist, author and illustrator, who was born in India. He is known for his satirical works, particularly his 1848 novel Vanity Fair, a panoramic portrait of British society, and the 1844 novel The Luck of Barry Lyndon, which was adapted for a 1975 film by Stanley Kubrick.