"It was a good thing to have..." - Quote by Charles Dickens

“I made a compact with myself that in my person literature should stand by itself, of itself, and for itself.”

“Dignity, and even holiness too, sometimes, are more questions of coat and waistcoat than some people imagine.”

“It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade.”

“The world has raised its whip; where will it descend?”

“How do we transform mere power into justice, mere sentiment into love?”

“Let's keep our boots polished, bayonets sharpened, and present a picture of force and strength to the Red Army. This is the only language they understand and respect.”

“Morality is neither rational nor absolute nor natural. World has known many moral systems, each of which advances claims universality; all moral systems are therefore particular, serving a specific purpose for their propagators or creators, and enforcing a certain regime that disciplines human beings for social life by narrowing our perspectives and limiting our horizons.”

“I like to control my environment, because I feel if I have my physical space in order, then I'm free to dream. So there is some compulsion involved. But the dividend I get is the freedom to be totally disorderly in my dreamworld.”

“To lose patience is to lose the battle.”