A Tale of Two Cities

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Quotes from A Tale of Two Cities

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"There are strings in the human heart that had better not be vibrated"
The Narrator Wisdom
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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 Courage
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"I am the resurrection and the life"
Sydney Carton Faith
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"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
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"There is a passion for restlessness in the human heart"
The Narrator Philosophy
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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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"The night comes on, the stars begin to shine in the sky of time"
The Narrator Hope
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"Whenever the weather was fair and settled, one did not desire that it should change"
The Narrator Nature
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"I see that child who lay upon her bosom and who bore my name, a man winning his way up in that path of life which once was mine"
Sydney Carton Dreams
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"I am the resurrection and the life, saith the Lord: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live"
Sydney Carton Faith
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"Love is a madness; but I do not dislike madness in myself"
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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"There were a king with a large jaw and a queen with a fair face, on the throne of England"
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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"You have been the soul of honour, and the best of men"
Lucie Manette Kindness
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"There is a great crowd coming one day into our lives"
Madame Defarge
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"The wine shop was a small, dark, and low-pitched chamber"
The Narrator
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"I am a disappointed drudge, sir. I care for no man on earth, and no man on earth cares for me"
Sydney Carton Solitude
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"Recalled to Life"
The Narrator Hope
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"There are heavy stones to raise, and work to do, and difficulties to overcome"
Jarvis Lorry Work
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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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"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times"
The Narrator Time
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"I am willing to do anything for you"
Sydney Carton
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"Remember this long enough"
The Narrator
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"There is no escape"
Madame Defarge Justice
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"The wheel of fortune turns"
The Narrator Change
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"I care for nothing else"
Lucie Manette Love
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"Knitted by Madame Defarge"
The Narrator
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"The wine shop was much the same"
The Narrator History
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"There seemed to be a golden thread running through"
The Narrator Hope