Newman cast a despairing glance at his small store of fuel, but, not having the courage to say no–a word which in all his life he never had said at the right time, either to himself or anyone else–gave way to the proposed arrangement. ~ Nicholas Nickleby
Quotes
“I don’t profess to be
“I don’t profess to be profound; but I do lay claim to common sense.” ~ David Copperfield
It is not easy to
It is not easy to walk alone in the country without musing upon something. ~ Little Dorrit
“I have made up my
“I have made up my mind that I must have money, Pa. I feel that I can’t beg it, borrow it, or steal it; and so I have resolved that I must marry it.” ~ Our Mutual Friend
“What lawsuits grow out of
“What lawsuits grow out of the graves of rich men, every day; sowing perjury, hatred, and lies among near kindred, where there should be nothing but love!” ~ Martin Chuzzlewit
“If I dropped a tear
“If I dropped a tear upon your hand, may it wither it up! If I spoke a gentle word in your hearing, may it deafen you! If I touched you with my lips, may the touch be poison to you! A curse upon this roof that gave me shelter! Sorrow and shame upon your head! Ruin upon all belonging to you!” ~ Dombey and Son
As to sleep you know
“As to sleep, you know, I never sleep now. I might be a Watchman, except that I don’t get any pay, and he’s got nothing on his mind.” ~ Dombey and Son
Dombey and Son had often
Dombey and Son had often dealt in hides, but never in hearts. They left that fancy ware to boys and girls, and boarding-schools and books. Mr. Dombey would have reasoned: That a matrimonial alliance with himself must, in the nature of things, be gratifying and honourable to any woman of common sense. That the hope of giving birth to a new partner in such a house, could not fail to awaken a glorious and stirring ambition in the breast of the least ambitious of her sex. ~ Dombey and Son
That sort of half—sigh, which,
That sort of half—sigh, which, accompanied by two or three slight nods of the head, is pity’s small change in general society. ~ Nicholas Nickleby
He knew enough of the
He knew enough of the world to know that there is nothing in it better than the faithful service of the heart. ~ A Tale of Two Cities
