💬 Quotes

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness..."

"I see a beautiful city and a brilliant people rising from this abyss. I see the lives for which I lay down my life, peaceful, useful, prosperously and happily再生 in that England which I shall see no more."

"A wonderful fact to reflect upon, that every human creature is constituted to be that profound secret and mystery to every other."

"It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to than I have ever known."

"Vengeance and retribution require a long time; it is the rule."

"All this happened, more or less. The war parts, anyway, are pretty much true."

"Repression is the only lasting philosophy. The darkest hour, for the poor, is the hour before the dawn."

"The world is full of things that don't matter, and it's full of things that do. The trick is to figure out which is which."

"I’m ninety—or ninety-three. One or the other. It’s hard to tell at this age."

"When it comes to animals, people either see them as objects or as beings with souls. If you're a circus person, it’s a little of both."

"You are a freak. But then again, so is everyone else in this circus. That’s why we fit in."

"It’s the most spectacular show on earth, and it’s all built on a foundation of lies and sawdust."

"I’ve spent the rest of my life trying to find a way back to that moment, to that feeling of being completely and utterly alive."

"Laws are like spider webs; they catch the small flies but let the wasps and hornets break through."

"My life for you."

"You tell me it’s God’s will, but I tell you it’s just the way the world is. There is no plan. There is just what happens."

"The gods of the copybook headings, with terror and slaughter return."

"People don't get better, they just get smarter. When you get smarter you don't stop pulling the wings off flies, you just think of better reasons for doing it."

"If you play it safe, you're not going to get hurt, but you're not going to get anywhere."

"Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show."