Who said "In the shadow of the guillotine, all pretense falls away"?

This quote is attributed to The Narrator.

In the shadow of the guillotine, all pretense falls away - The Narrator

"In the shadow of the guillotine, all pretense falls away"

The Narrator Death

Character in A Tale of Two Cities

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"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times"

"There were a king with a large jaw and a queen with a fair face, on the throne of England"

"Recalled to Life"

"A soothsayer once said to a doctor, 'Doctor, I have lost all my feeling'"

"Death doesn't scare me anymore."

"Death and I are old friends."

"Welcome to my world."

"Death is just the beginning."