There were times when he could not read the face he had studied so long, and when this lonely girl was a greater mystery to him than any women of the world...
- Charles Dickens
Heaven knows we need never be ashamed of our tears, for they are rain upon the blinding dust of earth, overlying our hard hearts.
- Charles Dickens
In love of home, the love of country has its rise.
- Charles Dickens
Many merry Christmases, friendships, great accumulation of cheerful recollections, affection on earth, and Heaven at last for all of us.