Quote by: Anthony Hope

Ah! but a man cannot be held to write down in cold blood the wild and black thoughts that storm his brain when an uncontrolled passion has battered a breach for them. Yet, unless he sets up as a saint, he need not hate himself for them. He is better employed, as it humbly seems to me, in giving thanks that power to resist was given to him ....


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Author Bio


  • NameAnthony Hope
  • DescriptionEnglish novelist and playwright
  • AliasesSir Anthony Hope Hawkins
  • BornFebruary 9, 1863
  • DiedJuly 8, 1933
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionBarrister; Writer; Novelist