“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.”
More from Charles Dickens
“Men's courses will foreshadow certain ends, to which, if persevered in, they must lead.…”
“There's another fellow, my clerk, with fifteen shillings a week, and a wife and family,…”
“I don't know what day of the month it is! I don't know how long I've been among the…”
“Now, I'll tell you what, my friend. I am not going to stand this sort of thing any longer.…”