When someone objected that there were no completely praiseworthy characters in her book South Riding, Winifred Holtby explained: “I intended to make them good, but they would not be.” 221
— People
Also attributed to: Winifred Holtby
The point
Winifred Holtby acknowledges that her characters in South Riding resisted being made completely good, illustrating the inherent imperfection of human nature.
