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Vanity Fair
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"Vanity Fair" Quotes

A satirical novel following two women as they navigate a society obsessed with wealth, status, and personal ambition.

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Reputation, reputation, reputation! O, I have lost my reputation!

William Makepeace Thackeray

People who cannot play whist pretend they scorn that noble game.

William Makepeace Thackeray

Everyone has his taste in love, as in food.

William Makepeace Thackeray

Is your love returned?

William Makepeace Thackeray

Revenge may be wicked, but it’s natural.

William Makepeace Thackeray

Marry for money and you’ll earn it every day.

William Makepeace Thackeray

Life never gives us what we want at the moment we consider appropriate.

William Makepeace Thackeray

Life is a game of whist.

William Makepeace Thackeray

It is the ordinary lot of people to have no friends if they themselves care for nobody.

William Makepeace Thackeray

We can’t command our love, but we can our actions.

William Makepeace Thackeray