Men's courses will foreshadow certain ends, to which, if persevered in, they must lead," said Scrooge. "But if the courses be departed… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
"A child!" said Edith, looking at her. "When was I a child? What childhood did you ever leave to me? I was… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
"The twins no longer derive their sustenance from Nature's founts - in short," said Mr. Micawber, in one of his bursts of… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
Everybody said so. Far be it from me to assert that what everybody says must be true. Everybody is, often, as likely… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
"O, Mrs. Clennam, Mrs. Clennam," said Little Dorrit, "angry feelings and unforgiving deeds are no comfort and no guide to you and… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
You are hard at work madam ," said the man near her. Yes," Answered Madam Defarge ; " I have a good… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
"Walter," she said, looking full upon him with her affectionate eyes, "like you, I hope for better things. I will pray for… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
The sergeant was describing a military life. It was all drinking, he said, except that there were frequent intervals of eating and… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
"There is no deception now, Mr. Weller. Tears," said Job, with a look of momentary slyness, "tears are not the only proofs… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
"Ah, Miss, hope is an excellent thing for such as has the spirits to bear it!" said Mrs Wickam, shaking her head.… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
Flora, always tall, had grown to be very broad too, and short of breath; but that was not much. Flora, whom he… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
'There may be some, perhaps - I don't know that there are - who abuse his kindness,' said Mr. Wickfield. 'Never be… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
As I said just now, the world has gone past me. I don't blame it; but I no longer understand it. Tradesmen… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
She's the sort of woman now,' said Mould, . . . 'one would almost feel disposed to bury for nothing: and do… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
"Well, well!" said my aunt. "I only ask. I don't depreciate her. Poor little couple! And so you think you were formed… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
And it was always said of him, that he knew how to keep Christmas well, if any man alive possessed the knowledge.… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
... Herbert said of himself, with his eyes fixed on the fire, that he thought he must have committed a felony and… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
I have heard it said that as we keep our birthdays when we are alive, so the ghosts of dead people, who… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
If the law supposes that,' said Mr Bumble...' the law is an ass - an idiot. — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
"Ecod, you may say what you like of my father, then, and so I give you leave," said Jonas. "I think it's… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
"Next," said Mrs Wilfer with a wave of her gloves, expressive of abdication under protest from the culinary throne, "I would recommend… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
"Then idiots talk," said Eugene, leaning back, folding his arms, smoking with his eyes shut, and speaking slightly through his nose, "of… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
We all have some experience of a feeling, that comes over us occasionally, of what we are saying and doing having been… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
Man," said the Ghost, "if man you be in heart, not adamant, forbear that wicked cant until you have discovered What the… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
This is the even-handed dealing of the world!" he said. "There is noth-ing on which it is so hard as poverty; and… — 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 Image
... 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 Image
There can be no disparity in marriage like unsuitability of mind and purpose. — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
