5 Quotes & Sayings By A N Wilson

A.N. Wilson's books have been published in over thirty-five languages, and he is perhaps the most widely read biographer of recent years. In addition to books on literary figures such as Oscar Wilde and Wilkie Collins, he has written extensively on the lives of royalty, political leaders and military heroes. He has also written a number of books on travel, including a widely praised biography of the Delacroix family, a study of Venice and a history of the British Empire Read more

He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and a member of the Royal Society of Arts. He was born in London in 1938, educated at Eton College and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he studied philosophy before leaving with first-class honours.

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The death of any man aged 56 is very sad for his widow and family. And no one would deny that Steve Jobs was a brilliant and highly innovative technician, with great business flair and marketing ability. A. N. Wilson
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I should prefer to have a politician who regularly went to a massage parlour than one who promised a laptop computer for every teacher. A. N. Wilson
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If you read about Mussolini or Stalin or some of these other great monsters of history, they were at it all the time, that they were getting up in the morning very early. They were physically very active. They didn't eat lunch. A. N. Wilson
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I very much dislike the intolerance and moralism of many Christians, and feel more sympathy with Honest Doubters than with them. A. N. Wilson