That sort of half—sigh, which, accompanied by two or three slight nods of the head, is pity’s small change in general society. ~ Nicholas Nickleby
Nicholas Nickleby Quotes
Nicholas Nickleby was Dickens’s third novel. It was first published in installments that ran from 1838 to 1849. We hope you enjoy this collection of 55 quotes from Nicholas Nickleby.
Young men not being as
Young men not being as a class remarkable for modesty or self-denial, especially when there is a lady in the case, when, if they colour at all, it is rather their practice to colour the story, and not themselves. ~ Nicholas Nickleby
The rain and hail pattered
The rain and hail pattered against the glass; the chimneys quaked and rocked; the crazy casement rattled with the wind, as though an impatient hand inside were striving to burst it open. But no hand was there, and it opened no more. ~ Nicholas Nickleby
It is one of those
It is one of those problems of human nature, which may be noted down, but not solved; — although Ralph felt no remorse at that moment for his conduct towards the innocent, true-hearted girl; although his libertine clients had done precisely what he had expected, precisely what he most wished, and precisely what would tend most to his advantage, still he hated them for doing it, from the very bottom of his soul. ~ Nicholas Nickleby
Nature gives to every time
Nature gives to every time and season some beauties of its own; and from morning to night, as from the cradle to the grave, is but a succession of changes so gentle and easy, that we can scarcely mark their progress. ~ Nicholas Nickleby
Wretch rejoined Nicholas fiercely
“Wretch,” rejoined Nicholas, fiercely, “touch him at your peril! I will not stand by, and see it done. My blood is up, and I have the strength of ten such men as you. Look to yourself, for by Heaven I will not spare you, if you drive me on!” ~ Nicholas Nickleby
A blight had fallen on
A blight had fallen on the trees and shrubs; and the wind, at length beginning to break the unnatural stillness that had prevailed all day, sighed heavily from time to time, as though foretelling in grief the ravages of the coming storm. The bat skimmed in fantastic flights through the heavy air, and the ground was alive with crawling things, whose instinct brought them forth to swell and fatten in the rain. ~ Nicholas Nickleby
The sun does not shine
“The sun does not shine upon this fair earth to meet frowning eyes, depend upon it.” ~ Nicholas Nickleby
“But I am thinking like
“But I am thinking like a lover, or like an ass: which I suppose is pretty nearly the same.” ~ Nicholas Nickleby
Miss Knag still aimed at
Miss Knag still aimed at youth, although she had shot beyond it, years ago. ~ Nicholas Nickleby
