Remember to the last, that while there is life there is hope. ~ Wreck of the Golden Mary
Quotes
Some persons hold, he pursued,
“Some persons hold,” he pursued, still hesitating, “that there is a wisdom of the Head, and that there is a wisdom of the Heart.” ~ Hard Times
“Lead on!” said Scrooge. “Lead
“Lead on!” said Scrooge. “Lead on! The night is waning fast, and it is precious time to me, I know. Lead on, Spirit!” ~ A Christmas Carol
The Cottage of Content
Miss Mills replied, on general principles, that the Cottage of content was better than the Palace of cold splendour, and that where love was, all was. ~ David Copperfield
“It is a sensation not
“It is a sensation not experienced by many mortals,” said he, “to be looking into a churchyard on a wild windy night, and to feel that I no more hold a place among the living than these dead do, and even to know that I lie buried somewhere else, as they lie buried here. Nothing uses me to it. A spirit that was once a man could hardly feel stranger or lonelier, going unrecognized among mankind, than I feel.” ~ Our Mutual Friend
Poetry makes life what light
Poetry makes life what light and music do the stage. ~ The Pickwick Papers
“I now swear, and record
“I now swear, and record the oath on this page, That I nevermore will discuss this mystery with any human creature until I hold the clue to it in my hand. That I never will relax in my secrecy or in my search. That I will fasten the crime of the murder of my dear dead boy upon the murderer. And, That I devote myself to his destruction.” ~ The Mystery of Edwin Drood
If her eyes had no
If her eyes had no expression, it was probably because they had nothing to express. If she had few wrinkles, it was because her mind had never traced its name or any other inscription on her face. ~ Little Dorrit
“Detestation of the high is
“Detestation of the high is the involuntary homage of the low.” ~ A Tale of Two Cities
“I hope that real love
“I hope that real love and truth are stronger in the end than any evil or misfortune in the world.” ~ David Copperfield