Memorable Quotations from A Tale of Two Cities

• "It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest I go to than I have ever known."
• "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, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way. . . ."
•  "A wonderful fact to reflect upon, that every human creature is constituted to be that profound secret and mystery to every other." 
•  "I see a beautiful city and a brilliant people rising from this abyss, and, in their struggles to be truly free, in their triumphs and defeats, through long years to come, I see the evil of this time and of the previous time of which this is the natural birth, gradually making expiation for itself and wearing out. . . ."