The lady was not young and fresh from the hand of Nature, but was young and fresh from the hand of her maid. ~ Little Dorrit
Interesting Characters Quotes
Charles Dickens is known for the interesting characters in his novels and short stories. We hope you enjoy this collection of quotes featuring colorful characters written by Charles Dickens.
Got Into Metaphysics
Mr. Parkes, finding himself in the position of having got into metaphysics without exactly seeing his way out of them, stammered forth an apology and retreated from the argument. ~ Barnaby Rudge
Patient Composure of Long Effort
Any one who had bestowed but a casual glance on Barnaby might have known that this was his mother, from the strong resemblance between them; but where in his face there was wildness and vacancy, in hers there was the patient composure of long effort and quiet resignation. ~ Barnaby Rudge
Lying in Wait
He wore the aspect of a man who was always lying in wait for something that WOULDN’T come to pass. ~ Barnaby Rudge
He Ate Hard Eggs, Shell and All
He ate hard eggs, shell and all, devoured gigantic prawns with the heads and tails on, chewed tobacco and water-cresses at the same time and with extraordinary greediness, drank boiling tea without winking, bit his fork and spoon till they bent again, and in short performed so many horrifying and uncommon acts that the women were nearly frightened out of their wits, and began to doubt if he were really a human creature. – The Old Curiosity Shop
In truth, no men on
In truth, no men on earth can cheer like Englishmen, who do so rally one another’s blood and spirit when they cheer in earnest, that the stir is like the rush of their whole history, with all its standards waving at once, from Saxon Alfred’s downwards. ~ Little Dorrit
A wonderful fact to reflect
A wonderful fact to reflect upon, that every human creature is constituted to be that profound secret and mystery to every other. ~ A Tale of Two Cities
committed a felony
Herbert said of himself, with his eyes fixed on the fire, that he thought he must have committed a felony and forgotten the details of it, he felt so dejected and guilty. ~ Great Expectations
To be sure, the better
To be sure, the better and profounder part of her character was not within his scope of perception; for in natures, as in seas, depth answers unto depth; but he soon began to read the rest with a student’s eye. ~ Hard Times
Mr. Tulkinghorn, sitting in the
Mr. Tulkinghorn, sitting in the twilight by the open window, enjoys his wine. As if it whispered to him of its fifty years of silence and seclusion, it shuts him up the closer. More impenetrable than ever, he sits, and drinks, and mellows as it were in secrecy, pondering at that twilight hour on all the mysteries he knows. ~ Bleak House
