The Narrator

Character in A Tale of Two Cities From: A Tale of Two Cities

Omniscient voice providing philosophical commentary

308 quotes

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times"
Time
"There were a king with a large jaw and a queen with a fair face, on the throne of England"
History
"Recalled to Life"
"A soothsayer once said to a doctor, 'Doctor, I have lost all my feeling'"
Humor
"The only certainty in this world is death and taxes"
Truth
"There is a resurrection, and a way back to life"
Hope
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness"
Time
"A wonderful fact to reflect upon, that every human creature is constituted to be that profound secret and mystery to every other"
Philosophy
"There is a kind of nobility in all adversity"
Strength
"Courage was glowing in the breast of this brave man"
Courage
"The wine was red wine, and had stained the ground of the narrow street"
History
"Sacrifice could be made, in a moment of good feeling, much more easily than could be repented of, in the long solitary hours"
Patience
"I am the resurrection and the life"
Faith
"The golden thread that united them"
Relationships
"How can the small powers of human nature meet such demands upon it"
Strength
"One of the most remarkable characteristics of the passion is its universality"
Love
"Pleasure and pain have equal dominion over all life"
Philosophy
"Every human creature is bound to be a mystery"
Wisdom
"The great advantage of a book is that it has an end"
Literature
"Sorrow and fear are apt to shake us from our balance"
Fear
"There is a time for living and a time for dying"
Time
"The wheel is come full circle"
Change
"Darkness has fallen upon the land"
War
"The only feelings that endure are love and loyalty"
Relationships
"In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer"
Strength
"There is nothing in all the world like the holy tenderness of the act"
Kindness
"We are all creatures of the moment"
Philosophy
"The very love he bears her, forbids it"
Love
"He that despaireth is the enemy of himself"
Faith
"The night comes on; let us think of rest"
Peace