"The splendid empire of Charles the Fifth was……" — John Lothrop Motley

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• Once upon a time, novelists of the 19th century, such as Charles Dickens, published in serial form. — Margaret Atwood
• Familial love can find an echo in our own hearts just as it did in that of Charles Dickens. — Peter Ackroyd
• Harry Reid is not funny; he's creepy. Nancy Pelosi is creepy. Charles Schumer is sneaky and creepy. — Lewis Black
• I don't see myself as a great discoverer of artists, like Charles Saatchi. — Eli Broad
• For a long time, I'd been vaguely fascinated by the idea that Charles Lindbergh flew the Atlantic and Babe Ruth… — Bill Bryson
• I hadn't realized quite how extraordinary Charles Lindbergh's achievement was in flying the Atlantic alone. He had never flown over… — Bill Bryson
• I'm the first to admit that I like going to, or my memories at least of going to Clint Eastwood… — Nicolas Cage
• Music's been around a long time, and there's going to be music long after Ray Charles is dead. I just… — Ray Charles
• Prince Charles is very relaxed at the table, throwing his salad around willy-nilly. I didn't find him stiff at all. — Madonna Ciccone
• I listened to King Oliver and I listened to Louis Armstrong, Jelly Roll Morton, Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus, John Coltrane,… — Eric Clapton
• When I was able to go to school in my early years, my third grade teacher, Ms. Harris, convinced me… — John Henrik Clarke
• Early on, I was so impressed with Charles Dickens. I grew up in the South, in a little village in… — Maya Angelou

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