Great Expectations

"I had never parted from him before, and what with my feelings and what with soap-suds"

"It is a most miserable thing to feel ashamed of home"

"I must do something or I shall wear my life away"

"The room was as carefully avoided by me as if it had been infected"

"Whatever I have tried to do in life, I have tried with all my heart"

"I felt in my heart that I was much better than these"

"I am afraid I am not a very nice person"

"The true gentleman is defined by his actions, not his purse."

"I have come to see that love requires selflessness."

"The past cannot be changed, but it can be understood."

"There is redemption available even to those who seem lost."

"I have learned that pride precedes a great fall."

"The measure of a person is how they treat those beneath them in station."

"It is never too late to reclaim one's true path."

"I have discovered that simplicity holds its own beauty."

"The greatest prison is one we build ourselves."

"Success achieved at the cost of one's character is no success at all."

"I have learned to value what I once despised."

"The bonds of gratitude are strongest."

"There is honor in acknowledging one's mistakes."

"I have come to understand that gentility is not about breeding alone."

"The truth is often painful, but always necessary."

"Forgiveness is the greatest act of strength."

"I cannot pretend to feelings I do not possess."

"The path to true understanding is paved with humility."

"I have learned that expectations are often sources of misery."

"There is a certain dignity in humble work."

"I have aspired to nothing beyond becoming a blacksmith."

"The heart knows no social divisions."

"I have forgotten nothing in my life that I could possibly forget."