“ Out of my thoughts! You are part of my existence, part of myself. You have been in every line I have ever read since I first [met you]. You have been in every prospect I have ever seen since,—on the r… Charles Dickens
“ Not knowing how he lost himself, or how he recovered himself, he may never feel certain of not losing himself again. Charles Dickens
“ My meaning simply is, that whatever I have tried to do in life, I have tried with all my heart to do well; that whatever I have devoted myself to, I have devoted myself to completely; that in great ai… Charles Dickens
“ My advice is, never do to-morrow what you can do today. Procrastination is the thief of time. Collar him! Charles Dickens
“ Mankind was my business. The common welfare was my business; charity, mercy, forbearance, benevolence, were all my business. The dealings of my trade were but a drop of water in the comprehensive ocea… Charles Dickens
“ It is required of every man, the ghost returned, that the spirit within him should walk abroad among his fellow-men, and travel far and wide; and, if that spirit goes not forth in life, it is condemne… Charles Dickens
“ Happiness is a gift and the trick is not to expect it, but to delight in it when it comes. Charles Dickens
“ For it is good to be children sometimes, and never better than at Christmas, when its mighty Founder was a child Himself. Charles Dickens
“ A wonderful fact to reflect upon, that every human creature is constituted to be that profound secret and mystery to every other. Charles Dickens
“ A display of indifference to all the actions and passions of mankind was not supposed to be such a distinguished quality at that time, I think, as I have observed it to be considered since. I have kno… Charles Dickens
“ There was a long hard time when I kept far from me, the remembrance of what I had thrown away when I was quite ignorant of its worth. But, since my duty has not been incompatible with the admission of… Charles Dickens
“ They had an ugly look to one as prone to disgust and fear as the changes of a few hours had made me. Charles Dickens
“ There was once a king, and he had a queen; and he was the manliest of his gender, and she was the loveliest of hers. They had nineteen children, and were always having more. Charles Dickens
“ We spent as much money as we could, and got as little for it as people could make up their minds to give us. We were always more or less miserable, and most of our acquaintance were in the same condit… Charles Dickens
