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, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness"
Time
"I am a Resurrection and a Life, saith the Lord"
Faith
"There is a great deal of unmapped country within us which would have to be taken into account in an estimate of our national wealth"
Philosophy
"A wonderful fact to reflect upon, that every human creature is constituted to be that profound secret and mystery to every other"
Philosophy
"One Knitting Woman is a fearful power"
Power
"The Tree of Liberty has grown up so fast there is not time to clear the ground"
Politics
"The whole of this terrible Revolution were concentrated in his sight"
War
"That which is mightiest has but a brief time to reign"
Time
"The only sure thing is change itself"
Change
"I see Scores of people immediately around us, with the absolute certitude that some among this number will inevitably be summoned"
Death
"The times were so hard that the very stones of Paris seemed to bleed"
War
"The night was dark, the way was dreary, and the going was slow"
"The eye of the hurricane contains a strange peace"
Peace
"Every soul has its own key to unlock the mysteries of the human heart"
Philosophy
"There is a secret understanding among all who have truly lived"
Wisdom
"The footsteps echo through the darkness, telling their own story"
"The knitting goes on, the pattern is complete, and the result is written"
"The resurrection comes not from outward circumstance but from inward faith"
Faith
"In the great machine of society, each person is but a small wheel"
Philosophy
"Freedom cannot be purchased, only earned through suffering and struggle"
Freedom
"In times of great trouble, the best of humanity emerges"
Courage
"The past clings to us like shadows we cannot escape"
History
"A wonderful fact to reflect upon, that every human creature is constituted to be that profound secret and mystery to every other"
Philosophy
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times"
Time
"Recalled to Life"
"The streets were full of tumult"
War
"I am the resurrection and the life"
Faith
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times"
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 quality of magnanimity in misfortune which ennobles even despair"
Courage