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William Makepeace Thackeray ( THAK-ər-ee; 18 July 1811 – 24 December 1863) was an English novelist and illustrator. He is known for his satirical works, particularly his 1847–1848 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.
To love and win is the best thing. To love and lose, the next best.
When you look at me, when you think of me, I am in paradise.
Mother is the name for God in the lips and hearts of little children.
Tis not the dying for a faith that is so hard . . . 'tis the living up to it that is difficult.
I never knew whether to pity or congratulate a man on coming to his senses.