"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..."
Source: Chapter 1, The Period, opening sentences
"The Dover mail was in its usual genial position that the guard suspected the passengers, the passengers suspected one another and the guard, they all suspected everybody else, and the coachman was sure of nothing but the horses; as to which cattle he could with a clear conscience have taken his oath on the two Testaments that they were not fit for the journey."
Source: Book the First: "Called to Life", Chapter II: "The Mail"
"Keep where you are because, if I should make a mistake, it could never be set right in your lifetime."
Source: Book the First: "Called to Life", Chapter II: "The Mail"
Said by a guard.
"For I'm the devil at quick mistake, and when I make one it takes the form of Lead."
Source: Book the First: "Called to Life", Chapter II: "The Mail"
"What did you make of it, Tom?" "Nothing at all, Joe." "That's a coincidence, too, for I made the same of it myself."
Source: Book the First: "Called to Life", Chapter II: "The Mail"
Said in response to a myserious message that was heard : "RECALLED TO LIFE".
"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."
Source: Book the Third: "The Track of a Storm", Chapter XV: "The Footsteps Die Out For Ever"
