A Tale of Two Cities
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The Narrator
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Sydney Carton
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Lucie Manette
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Madame Defarge
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Charles Darnay
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Jarvis Lorry
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"I have sought to love and to be loved, but I am unworthy of either"Sydney Carton Love
"The footsteps echo through the darkness, telling their own story"The Narrator
"There is a secret understanding among all who have truly lived"The Narrator Wisdom
"Every soul has its own key to unlock the mysteries of the human heart"The Narrator Philosophy
"The eye of the hurricane contains a strange peace"The Narrator Peace
"I have sometimes thought of doing a great deed, but I am too poor a creature"Sydney Carton
"The night was dark, the way was dreary, and the going was slow"The Narrator
"I have always been wandering; I am never steady"Sydney Carton Perseverance
"What I do, I do for her memory and for the living"Sydney Carton Motivation
"The strong pulse of love and generosity warmed and cheered us"Lucie Manette Love
"Vengeance and retribution require a long time; it is the rule"Madame Defarge
"The times were so hard that the very stones of Paris seemed to bleed"The Narrator War
"In love, I have been constant and true"Charles Darnay Love
"There is nothing in you to like; I have the profoundest objection to almost all you do and are"Sydney Carton
"I see Scores of people immediately around us, with the absolute certitude that some among this number will inevitably be summoned"The Narrator Death
"It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done"Sydney Carton
"The only sure thing is change itself"The Narrator Change
"That which is mightiest has but a brief time to reign"The Narrator Time
"The whole of this terrible Revolution were concentrated in his sight"The Narrator War
"I feel towards you as the Devil himself might"Sydney Carton Fear
"Keep your head and heart above the world"Lucie Manette Courage
"The Tree of Liberty has grown up so fast there is not time to clear the ground"The Narrator Politics
"I would ask you, then, do not reject the advances I make in the simple faith of a man who knows his own delects"Sydney Carton Relationships
"One Knitting Woman is a fearful power"The Narrator Power
"A wonderful fact to reflect upon, that every human creature is constituted to be that profound secret and mystery to every other"The Narrator Philosophy
"Recalled to Life"Jarvis Lorry Hope
"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"The Narrator Philosophy
"I am a Resurrection and a Life, saith the Lord"The Narrator Faith
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness"The Narrator Time
"There is a nobleness in knowing one's place and serving it well."The Narrator Wisdom