Never close your lips to those whom you have already opened your heart. — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
“Lovers had loved before, and lovers would love again; but no lover had ever loved, might, could, would, or should ever love,… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
Little Red Riding Hood was my first love. I felt that if I could have married Little Red Riding Hood, I should… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
If you could see my legs when I take my boots off, you'd form some idea of what unrequited affection is. — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
What lawsuits grow out of the graves of rich men, every day; sowing perjury, hatred, and lies among near kindred, where there… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
“The broken heart. You think you will die, but you keep living, day after day after terrible day.” — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
I hope that real love and truth are stronger in the end than any evil or misfortune in the world. — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
... Treachery don't come natural to beaming youth; but trust and pity, love and constancy,-they do, thank God! — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
“I have an affection for the road ... formed in the impressibility of untried youth and hope.” — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
“Out of my thoughts! You are part of my existence, part of myself. You have been in every line I have ever… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
“Trust in nothing but in Providence and your own efforts. Never separate the two, like the heathen waggoner. Constancy in love is… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
“They had a lurking suspicion even, that he died of secret love; though I must say there was a picture of him… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
Oh Agnes, Oh my soul, so may thy face be by me when I close my life indeed; so may I, when… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
How many young men, in all previous times of unprecedented steadiness, had turned suddenly wild and wicked for the same reason, and,… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
I'll tell you," said she, in the same hurried passionate whisper, "what real love it. It is blind devotion, unquestioning self-humiliation, utter… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
If ever household affections and loves are graceful things, they are graceful in the poor. The ties that bind the wealthy and… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
“Once for all; I knew to my sorrow, often and often, if not always, that I loved her against reason, against promise,… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
I don't remember who was there, except Dora. I have not the least idea what we had for dinner, besides Dora. My… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
You know what I am going to say. I love you. What other men may mean when they use that expression, I… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
Some philosophers tell us that selfishness is at the root of our best loves and affections. Mr. Dombey's young child was, from… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
“Her heart--is given him, with all its love and truth. She would joyfully die with him, or better than that, die for… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
“When ladies as young, and good, and beautiful as you are," replied the girl steadily, "give away your hearts, love will carry… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
“Remember!--It is Christianity to do good always--even to those who do evil to us. It is Christianity to love our neighbours as… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
“The same mistake presents itself to me, in one shape or other, at every turn,' said brother Charles. 'Parents who never showed… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
She was more than human to me. She was a Fairy, a Sylph. I don't know what she was, anything that no… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
Miss Mills replied, on general principles, that the Cottage of content was better than the Palace of cold splendour, and that where… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
I went away, dear Agnes, loving you. I stayed away, loving you. I returned home, loving you! — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
We know, Mr. Weller - we, who are men of the world - that a good uniform must work its way with… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
"O' course I came to look arter you, my darlin'," replied Mr. Weller; for once permitting his passion to get the better… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
I love your daughter fondly, dearly, disinterestedly, devotedly. If ever there were love in the world, I love her. — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
“If she wounds you, love her. If she tears your heart to pieces-- love her, love her, love her!” — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
“For certain, neither of them sees a happy Present, as the gate opens and closes, and one goes in, and the other… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
Love is not a feeling to pass away Like the balmy breath of a Summer's day… Love is not a passion of… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
“All other swindlers upon earth are nothing to the self-swindlers, and with such pretences did I cheat myself. Surely a curious thing. That I… — Charles Dickens Copy Share
... Arthur Gride, whose bleared eyes gloated only over the outward beauties, and were blind to the spirit which reigned within, evinced - a… — Charles Dickens Copy Share
There can be no disparity in marriage like unsuitability of mind and purpose. — Charles Dickens Copy Share
I have tried to resign myself, and to console myself; and that, I hope, I may have done imperfectly; but what I cannot firmly… — Charles Dickens Copy Share
“The suspense: the fearful, acute suspense: of standing idly by while the life of one we dearly love, is trembling in the balance; the… — Charles Dickens Copy Share
“Mrs. Joe was a very clean housekeeper, but had an exquisite art of making her cleanliness more uncomfortable and unacceptable than dirt itself.” — Charles Dickens Copy Share
“evening, they began to think that although he could never hope to be an Englishman, still it would be hard to visit that affliction… — Charles Dickens Copy Share
“Besides which, all that I could have said of the Story to any purpose, I had endeavoured to say in it.” — Charles Dickens Copy Share
“The wheels rolled on, and rolled down by the Monument, and by the Tower; and by the Docks; down by Ratcliffe, and by Rotherhithe;… — Charles Dickens Copy Share
“The three customers pulled off their hats to Madame Defarge, with three flourishes. She acknowledged their homage by bending her head, and giving them… — Charles Dickens Copy Share
“What a situation!' cried Miss Squeers; '...What is the reason that men fall in love with me, whether I like it or not, and… — Charles Dickens Copy Share
I admire machinery as much is any man, and am as thankful to it as any man can be for what it does for… — Charles Dickens Copy Share
“Mr. Pickwick was a philosopher, but philosophers are only men in armour, after all.” — Charles Dickens Copy Share
