Other people’s faults can be fascinating. One’s own are dre… - Mervyn Peake

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Other people’s faults can be fascinating. One’s own are dreary.

Mervyn Peake

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About Mervyn Peake

Mervyn Laurence Peake (9 July 1911 – 17 November 1968) was an English novelist, artist, poet and illustrator. He is best known for what are usually referred to as the Gormenghast books, though the Titus books would be more accurate.

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Alternative Names: Mervyn Laurence Peake • Mervyn L. Peake • Mervyn Lawrence Peake

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There are times when the emotions are so clamorous and the rational working of the mind so perfunctory that there is no telling where the actual leaves off and the images of fantasy begin.

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Other people’s faults can be fascinating. One’s own are dreary. - Mervyn Peake

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