In this way they went on, and on, and on-in the language of the story-books-until at last the village lights appeared before them, and the church spire cast a long reflection on the graveyard grass; as if it were a dial (alas, the truest in the world!) marking, whatever light shone out of Heaven, the flight of days and weeks and years, by some new shadow on that solemn ground. β¨ Charles Dickens (1872). Works of Charles Dickens, p.123
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- Home is a name, a word, it is a strong one; stronger than magician ever spoke, or spirit ever answered to, in the strongest conjuration. β¨ Martin Chuzzlewit. Book by Charles Dickens, Chapter 35, 1844.
- He knew enough of the world to know that there is nothing in it better than the faithful service of the heart. β¨ Charles Dickens (2015). A Tale of Two Cities: World Classics, p.99, World Classic
- I wish you to know that you have been the last dream of my soul...Since I knew you, I have been troubled by a remorse that I thought would never reproach me again, and have heard whispers from old vo β¦ βΆ
- Happiness is a gift and the trick is not to expect it, but to delight in it when it comes. β¨ Fictional character: Vincent Crummles. Nicholas Nickleby, www.imdb.com. 2002.
- In love of home, the love of country has its rise. β¨ Charles Dickens (1841). The Old Curiosity Shop, p.2, B Times
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