A Tale of Two Cities

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Quotes from A Tale of Two Cities

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"Vengeance and retribution require a calm hand"
Madame Defarge Justice
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"She looked at him with tenderness and sorrow"
The Narrator
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"The quiet of the rooms was broken only by the ticking of the clock"
The Narrator Time
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"Do not suppose me mad. I shall not harm her"
Sydney Carton Strength
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"I care for no man on earth, and no man on earth cares for me"
Sydney Carton Solitude
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"A man may claim the privilege of being in love when he has no hope"
Sydney Carton Love
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"The night is dark and I am far from home"
The Narrator Solitude
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"There is a respectable man, a most respectable man in the world"
Jarvis Lorry
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"I wish you to know that you have been the last dream of my soul"
Sydney Carton Love
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"It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to than I have ever known"
Sydney Carton
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"The wine shop bore the modest inscription, Monsieur Defarge"
The Narrator History
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"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times"
The Narrator Time
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"Recalled to Life"
The Narrator Hope
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"It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done"
Sydney Carton
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"I wish you to know that you have been the last dream of my soul"
Sydney Carton Love
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"A place that was not to be forgotten"
The Narrator
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"The night comes on when no man can work"
The Narrator Death
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"Recalled to Life"
Jarvis Lorry Hope
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"There is a kind of greatness in his insignificance"
The Narrator
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"I am a disappointed drudge, sir. I care for no man on earth"
Sydney Carton
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"Every human creature is constituted to be that profound secret and mystery to every other"
The Narrator Wisdom
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"I care for no man on earth, and no man on earth cares for me"
Madame Defarge Solitude
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"When love speaks, the voice of reason falls silent"
Lucie Manette Love
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"It is the unloving that suffer most under the weight of their own hearts"
The Narrator Wisdom
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"The innocent cannot shield themselves from the guilty deeds of their ancestors"
Charles Darnay Justice
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"Resurrection comes not only to the body but to the soul"
The Narrator
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"He gave his life willingly, and in that giving found redemption"
The Narrator
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"In the shadow of the guillotine, all pretense falls away"
The Narrator Death
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"The child will know nothing of the suffering that bought her happiness"
The Narrator Family
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"Sacrifice is the truest measure of love"
Sydney Carton Love