Quotes from Charles Dickens

Indeed, he married her for love. A whisper still goes about, that she had not even family; howbeit, Sir Leicester had so much family that perhaps he had enough, and could dispense with any more.

The murmuring of many voices, the upturning of many faces, the pressing on of many footsteps in the outskirts of the

Oh indeed! Our and the Wilfers' Mutual Friend, my dear.

My flesh and blood...when it rises against me, is not my flesh and blood. I discard it.

and though the merriment was rather boisterous, still it came from the heart and not from the lips; and this is the right sort of merriment, after all.

And from the death of each day's hope, another hope sprang up to live tomorrow.

It was the year of Our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy-five. Spiritual revelations were conceded to England at that favoured period, as at this. Mrs. Southcott

Ah, that 'if.' But it's of no use to despond. I can but do that, when I have tried everything and failed, and even then it won't serve me much.

Scanty and insufficient suppers those, and innocent of meat, as if most other sauce to wretched bread. Yet, human fellowship infused some nourishment into the flinty viands, and struck some sparks of cheerfulness out of them. Fathers and mothers who had had their full share in the worst of the day, played gently with their meager children; and lovers, with such a word around then and before them, loved and hoped.

I went away, dear Agnes, loving you. I stayed away, loving you. I returned home, loving you!

Then tell Wind and Fire where to stop, but don't tell me.

if you deserve it, and repent in action—not in words. I want no more words.