Many eyes, that have long since been closed in the grave, have looked round upon that scene lightly enough, when entering the gate of the old Marshalsea Prison for the first time: for despair seldom comes with the first severe shock of misfortune. ~ The Pickwick Papers
Quotes
We have all some experience
We have all some experience of a feeling, that comes over us occasionally, of what we are saying and doing having been said and done before, in a remote time – of our having been surrounded, dim ages ago, by the same faces, objects, and circumstances – of our knowing perfectly what will be said next, as if we suddenly remembered it! ~ David Copperfield
“‘There may be some, perhaps
“‘There may be some, perhaps – I don’t know that there are – who abuse his kindness,’ said Mr. Wickfield. ‘Never be one of those, Trotwood, in anything. He is the least suspicious of mankind; and whether that’s a merit, or whether it’s a blemish, it deserves consideration in all dealings with the Doctor, great or small.” ~ David Copperfield
I Return to This Young
"Now, I return to this young fellow. And the communication I have got to make is, that he has great expectations." ~ Great Expectations
The two stand in the
The two stand in the fast-thinning throng of victims, but they speak as if they were alone. Eye to eye, voice to voice, hand to hand, heart to heart, these two children of the Universal Mother, else so wide apart and differing, have come together on the dark highway, to repair home together, and to rest in her bosom. ~ A Tale of Two Cities
“Once a gentleman, and always
“Once a gentleman, and always a gentleman.” ~ Little Dorrit
“One always begins to forgive
“One always begins to forgive a place as soon as it’s left behind.” ~ Little Dorrit
Well observed R. Wilfer, cheerfully,
“Well!” observed R. Wilfer, cheerfully, “money and goods are certainly the best of references.” ~ Our Mutual Friend
Mrs. Boffin and Me
“Mrs. Boffin and me, ma’am, are plain people, and we don’t want to pretend to anything, nor yet to go round and round at anything because there’s always a straight way to everything.” ~ Our Mutual Friend
“Bah!” said Scrooge. “Humbug!”
“Bah!” said Scrooge. “Humbug!” ~ A Christmas Carol
