Pip

"Great expectations had been one cause of my ruin."

"I felt that I was growing wicked with my success."

"Estella was not to be found anywhere."

"The dread of being misunderstood outweighed my duty."

"If you had taught her better, she would have been happier."

"My fortune came as a silent shadow into my life."

"When you see a man you trust turn betrayer, the pain is exquisite."

"I had found a companion who suited my misery perfectly."

"The best I can be is when I am forgotten."

"Once, this was all I could have wanted in the world."

"She had written her name in my heart with a stylus of fire."

"I understood for the first time what true loneliness meant."

"The clock struck, and my dreams fell silent."

"I was not the hero of my own story, but merely a shadow."

"My expectations had become my executioner."

"It is a bitter thing to see who you truly are."

"I forgave her for all she had done to hurt me."

"In that moment, I learned what it meant to be truly humbled."

"We may never meet again, but you will always be within my heart."

"We are not micromachines: we have the power of choice."

"I had never thought of being ashamed of my birth before."

"Great expectations indeed became great disappointments."

"I have been a bad boy, but I have meant well."

"The forge was my sanctuary in those early days."

"My expectations had blinded me to truth."

"The past cannot be escaped, only understood."

"I learned that strength comes from humility."

"I cannot forget where I came from, nor should I wish to."

"The forge represented an honest simplicity I later spurned."

"Great wealth brings great burdens of conscience."