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

Writers & Literary Figures

Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens (1812-1870) was the greatest novelist of the Victorian era, whose works - 'Oliver Twist,' 'A Tale of Two Cities,' 'Great Expectations,' 'David Copperfield' - combined social crusading with extraordinary narrative power. His depictions of poverty and injustice galvanized reform movements, while his characters became permanent fixtures of the cultural imagination.

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Charles Dickens's Other Quotes

No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another.

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

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.

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