Charles Dickens discussion

Post your favorite quotes.

"You are very amiable, no doubt, but you would be charming if you would only depart."
— Alexandre Dumas (The Three Musketeers)

"Inconceivable!"
The Princess Bride

"Life is pain. Anyone who says differently is selling something."
The Princess Bride

"A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on."
— Winston S. Churchill

:) That's a good one (:

it is

I think it makes a good picture in your head.

Yeah, great picture. :)

"If the brain was so simple we could understand it, we would be so simple that we couldn't."
I don't know

nice

yeah... I found it on a different group.

"There are books of which the backs and covers are by far the best parts."
— Charles Dickens (Oliver Twist)

Too true.

Omi of Doom! wrote: "Too true."

I've seen some really cool book covers since I began downloading free books.

For ever my favorite book opening quote was "Call me Ishmael," from Moby Dick. For some reason, it kills me. But now that I've been reading Dickens I have to go with Tale of Two Cities:

IT was the best of times,
IT was the worst of times,
it was the age of wisdom,
it was the age of foolishness,
it was the epoch of belief,
it was the epoch of incredulity,
it was the season of Light,
it was the season of Darkness,
it was the spring of hope,
it was the winter of despair,
we had everything before us,
we had nothing before us,
we were all going direct to Heaven,
we were all going direct the other way

I was trying to find that quote. I didn't feel like writing it all out.

I LOVE that sentence!

I found it in quotes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to heaven, we were all going direct the other way - in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only."
— Charles Dickens

Try typing it! :)

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to heaven, we were all going direct the other way - in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only."
Charles Dickens (that was annoying)

Emily wrote: "Try typing it! :)

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was..."


Then there's the equally powerful ending, which I hesitate to put down since it could be considered a spoiler. But it starts with "It's a far, far better..."

You could put it in the spoiler thingy like the italics thing! :)

(view spoiler)[Everyone died (hide spoiler)]

lol why am I not surprised.

:)

I just wanted to test it and see what it's like.

:)

Emily wrote: ":)"

(view spoiler)[ this comes at the end of Tale of Two Cities, when one of the characters is about to sacrifice his life for a friend:
“It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done;
it is a far, far better rest that I go to than I have ever known." (hide spoiler)]

Kathy wrote: "Emily wrote: ":)"

[spoilers removed]"

Dickens was poetic at times, the way these lines (the beginning and ending) read. Has anyone seen the Two Cities movie with Ronald Coleman?

"Of all my old associations, of all my old pursuits and hopes, of all the living and the dead world, this one poor soul alone comes natural to me, and I am fit for. There is a tie of many suffering years between us two, and it is the only tie I ever had on earth that Chancery has not broken!"
Charles Dickens (Bleak House)

Nope!

Kathy wrote: "Kathy wrote: "Emily wrote: ":)"

[spoilers removed]"

Dickens was poetic at times, the way these lines (the beginning and ending) read. Has anyone seen the Two Cities movie with Ronald Coleman?"

No I haven't. I should.

Emily, I missed that quote and I really like it. Who said it?

Richard

Emily wrote: ""Inconceivable!"
The Princess Bride"

"I don't think that word means what you think it means."
The Princess Bride

I forgot about that one!!!

"It was inconceivable that anyone could follow us, but when we looked behind, there was the man in black. It was inconceivable that anyone could sail as fast as we could sail, and yet he gains. Now this too is inconceivable, but look–look– See how he rises."
Inigo Montoya, The Princess Bride

My only regret is that I have but one life to loose for my country.
-Nathan Hale

Gentelmen may cry, 'Peace, peace!' but there is no peace. The war is actually begun. The next gale from the north shall bring forth the sound of resounding arms. What is it that men wish? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet as to be bought with the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God, I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!
-Patrick Henry

I think the quote from partick Henry might be missing one phrase and the wording may be off. I did it from memory, so if it's wrong, let me know and I'll change it:).
And I really like these quotes because it shows the love that men once had for our country. God bless America!!!!'
~American and proud~

I love those.

I just finished a book and wanted to post it here, but I couldn't find the proper place to put it. It is a book of some of the comedy and wit of Charles Dickens. It is stuffed with his sarcasm and comes not only from his novels but even from personal letters. It is a smallish book so not all of the comedy is here, but for those of you who love Dickens, it's a good read!

The Wicked Wit of Charles Dickens: 161 Quotes, Excerpts, and Passages