Great Expectations

"The past cannot be changed. The future is yet in your power."

"I hope that I am not obstinate or over-confident."

"I was always treated as if I were a considerable boy."

"That was a memorable day to me, for it made great changes in my life."

"I have been bent and broken, but—I hope—into a better shape."

"There was a dignity in his manner that made me respect him."

"The happiness I have gained has not been proportioned to my sacrifices."

"I felt as if my heart would break."

"Suffering has been stronger than all other teaching."

"I wish you every happiness in the world."

"A man may not be his brother's keeper, but he is answerable for his example."

"I have forgotten nothing in my life that I have ever remembered."

"It is a great thing to have a great man's memory cherished by a public school."

"I came to understand that suffering refines the soul."

"Some hearts are made incapable of warmth."

"In losing everything, I found what truly mattered."

"I learned that gentility cannot be taught, only earned."

"There is no remedy for the past but acceptance."

"My greatest regret is the pain I have caused."

"I have learned to forgive where once I would have condemned."

"The truth, however painful, is always better than illusion."

"Love and duty are not always compatible."

"I resolved to become a better man."

"There is a kind of beauty in sorrow."

"I felt the weight of my own insignificance."

"The heart has its reasons which reason knows nothing of."

"Money cannot buy the things that matter most."

"In the dark night of the soul, hope still burns bright."

"I became aware that I was losing myself in illusions."

"The memory of what I have felt will never fade away."