Houses were knocked down; streets broken through and stopped; deep pits and trenches dug in the ground; enormous heaps of earth and clay thrown up; buildings that were undermined and shaking, propped by great beams of wood. In short, the yet unfinished and unopened Railroad was in progress.
Charles DickensAll of us have wonders hidden in our breasts, only needing circumstances to evoke them.
Charles DickensIn a utilitarian age, of all other times, it is a matter of grave importance that fairy tales should be respected.
Charles DickensSome happy talent, and some fortunate opportunity, may form the two sides of the ladder on which some men mount, but the rounds of that ladder must be made of stuff to stand wear and tear; and there is no substitute for thorough-going, ardent, and sincere earnestness.
Charles Dickens