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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.

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Audience
AdultsYouth
Tone
Sobering · Reflective
To tell aloud
under a minute · 20 words

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