She dotes on poetry, sir. She adores it; I may say that her whole soul…

Charles Dickens
559 citations
She dotes on poetry, sir. She adores it; I may say that her whole soul and mind are wound up, and entwined with it. She has produced some delightful pieces, herself, sir. You may have met with her 'Ode to an Expiring Frog,' sir. ✨ Charles Dickens (1838). The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, p.185
Thought
19

More Author Quotes

Change begets change. Nothing propagates so fast. ✨ Charles Dickens (2009). The Complete Works of Charles Dickens: Martin Chuzzlewit, Vol. I, p.310, Cosimo, Inc.
There was something very comfortable in having plenty of stationery. ✨ Charles Dickens (2009). Great Expectations: Easyread Comfort Edition, p.58, ReadHowYouWant.com
Other sound than the owl's voice there was none, save the falling of a fountain into its stone basin; for, it was one of those dark nights that hold their breath by the hour together, and then heave … ▶
Of little worth as life is when we misuse it, it is worth that effort. It would cost nothing to lay down if it were not. ✨ Charles Dickens, General Press (2016). A Tale of Two Cities: A Story of the … ▶
I am well aware that I am the 'umblest person going. . . . My mother is likewise a very 'umble person. We live in a 'umble abode. ✨ 1849-50 Uriah Heep. David Copperfield, ch.16.

More Author Quotes

Most Cited Authors

The Best Quotes

Most Liked Authors

Curated Author Quotes