Charles Dickens

 

Dena Bain Taylor

A belated happy birthday to Charles Dickens (1812-1870), English novelist, generally considered the greatest of the Victorian era. His many works include A Christmas Carol, David Copperfield, Bleak House, A Tale of Two Cities, Great Expectations, and Our Mutual Friend.

"There is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good humor."

"I loved her against reason, against promise, against peace, against hope, against happiness, against all discouragement that could be."

"Never close your lips to those whom you have already opened your heart."

"Suffering has been stronger than all other teaching, and has taught me to understand what your heart used to be. I have been bent and broken, but - I hope - into a better shape."

"Have a heart that never hardens, and a temper that never tires, and a touch that never hurts."

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair."

***

Photo: Penguin Classics & HarperCollins

#writer

#OnThisDay

#storytelling

#writerscommunity

Al