Consolation Quote by Richard Brinsley Sheridan

“Charles gave his hat to Mary, set his lapels, wished he were dead, then went down the hall and into his ordeal.”

— John Fowles

“Charles realized that if he were going to apologize to Chrestomanci, he had better do it at once. He turned around to say it.…

— Diana Wynne Jones

“Alas! Charles made the promise glibly, and forgot all about it.”

— Whipplesnaith

“sorry son, you can’t. But I’ll come back for you. I promise.’ Charles wiped the tears from Frank’s freckled cheek with his thumb.”

— Caroline Mitchell

“When he grew up, he wanted to be like Charles.”

— Patricia Briggs

“Once Charles arrived, Franny would start laughing the way she had when she was twenty-four, and the rest of them could start setting one…

— Emma Straub

“His life was not ruined, you know, just terribly altered. He will get through this, I’m certain of it.”

— Joy Ellis

“Of course, if Charles found out his father was out here, too, the damn fool would probably head right back into the maw of…

— Patricia Briggs

“That's the most wounding betrayal of all. The one by your own flesh. Live long enough, you see everything ruined.”

— Joe Abercrombie

“Charles said, attempting to smile at me kindly. At least, I thought that was what he was trying to do. Either that or he…

— Melissa Giorgio

“I would merely beg you not to be too much bowed down by grief. What seem to us bitter trails are often blessings in…

— Oscar Wilde

“It struck me soon, however, there would be more sense in endeavouring to repair some of his wrongs than shedding tears over them.”

— Emily Brontë