A Tale of Two Cities

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Quotes from A Tale of Two Cities

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"I shall rest when this work is done"
Sydney Carton Perseverance
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"The end of all things approaches with certainty"
The Narrator
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"In darkness and in light, we are bound together"
Lucie Manette
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"The wine has been spilled, and it cannot be gathered up again"
The Narrator
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"I see myself as I am, not as I wish to be"
Sydney Carton Truth
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"Vengeance is mine, says the Lord, but we shall take it ourselves"
Madame Defarge
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"The resurrection shall come to those who seek redemption"
The Narrator Faith
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"I see the promise of a brighter future"
Lucie Manette
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"In the shadow of the Eiffel Tower, history shall be made"
The Narrator History
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"The night is gone, and the day is coming"
Sydney Carton Hope
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"I am careless of my own life, but not of yours"
Sydney Carton
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"The knitting of the guillotine is done"
Madame Defarge
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"There is a nobility in that suffering which you bear"
Sydney Carton Strength
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"I dedicate myself to you and to the work"
Sydney Carton
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"The sea rolls in as it rolled in when I was a boy"
The Narrator Nature
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"It is a lovely night"
Sydney Carton Beauty
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"We shall meet again, under happier circumstances"
Sydney Carton Hope
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"Benches were set out in rows, and the court was full"
The Narrator Justice
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"The woodman, the shuttle, and the sword"
The Narrator
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"The echoing stones of Paris"
The Narrator
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"There is nothing more terrible than one who believes he has the right"
Madame Defarge Power
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"Keep her near you always, so that I may be kept near you always"
Sydney Carton
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"The dread tribunal, public and swift"
The Narrator Justice
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"Darkness had fallen upon the city"
The Narrator
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"Every human creature should bear in mind that every other human creature has been created to be a mystery"
The Narrator Philosophy
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"I have had thoughts of myself, which I suppressed as unworthy"
Sydney Carton
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"I am a disappointment to myself, but perhaps I am not so to you"
Sydney Carton
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"Whatever happens, I am resigned"
Lucie Manette
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"The strong tide of the French Revolution swept them all along"
The Narrator History
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"In the shadow of the night, there are men and women, willing to lay down their lives"
The Narrator Courage