Great Expectations

Book · 8 characters · 814 quotes · 1861

Quotes from Great Expectations

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"I would now have given almost anything to have been as she was"
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"The greatest pain I ever knew was his disappointment in me"
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"I felt that I was not fit to be her companion"
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"It was not my weakness that made me do this"
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"I have a great deal to tell you that you do not expect"
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"The success I had dreamed of does not seem to taste as sweet"
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"I was always afraid of losing you"
Estella Fear
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"I had never seen him in such spirits before"
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"There is nothing that can be said or done here that will heal it"
Great-Expectations Jaggers Truth
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"I have been considering whether the disappointment is altogether a disappointment"
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"The certainty that I was not what I had been made a great change"
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"I felt as if my heart would break with gratitude"
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"I had always wanted to be her friend"
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"I am not able to express what has passed within myself"
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"The room was as I had left it years ago"
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"I would far rather be miserable than have her miserable"
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"I can do nothing for myself but what I can do for you"
Magwitch Gratitude
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"I had never felt such relief as when I heard his voice"
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"I am afraid of the consequences of leaving such things as they are"
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"I will not be so circumstanced as to be a burden to you"
Herbert Pocket
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"My convict's leg-iron lay heavy on my soul"
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"I could not refrain from asking her some questions"
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"She gave me her hand without hesitation"
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"Take nothing on its looks; take everything on evidence"
Great-Expectations Jaggers Truth
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"I have never been so happy as in these last few days"
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"The past cannot be changed; the future is yet in your power"
Great-Expectations Jaggers Wisdom
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"I must not forget that I was not always what I now am"
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"Whatever I have tried to do in life, I have tried with all my heart"
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"I had never parted from her without reluctance"
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"The unqualified truth is the only foundation for virtue"
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