“Mankind was my business. The common welfare was my business; charity, mercy, forbearance, benevolence, were all my business. The dealings of my trade were but a drop of water in the comprehensive ocean of my business!”(62)
“This boy is Ignorance. This girl is Want. Beware them both, and all of their degree, but most of all beware this boy, for on his brow I see that written which is Doom, unless the writing be erased.” (108)
“There are some upon this earth of yours,” returned the Spirit, “who lay claim to know us, and who do their deeds of passion, pride, ill-will, hatred, envy, bigotry, and selfishness in our name, who are as strange to us and all our kith and kin, as if they had never lived. Remember that, and charge their doings on themselves, not us.” (92)
“‘God bless us every one!’ said Tiny Tim, the last of all.” (97)
Works Cited
Dickens, Charles. A Christmas Carol. Charles Dickens: The Christmas Books Volume I.
Penguin Classics. New York. 1985.
One of the greatest stories of all time. It’s amazing that Dickens wrote it in six weeks.
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Yes, it is!
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Agreed! It’s one of my favorites as well.
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Yes, it is wonderful!
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Fabulous quotes, Charles
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Thank you!
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My personal favorite quote from this book is: “You may be an undigested bit of beef, a blot of mustard, a crumb of cheese, a fragment of underdone potato. There’s more of gravy than of grave about you, whatever you are!” But I’m a foodie so you can see why. 🙂
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Yes, I can!
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I agree with Andrew and to wrote a story like this in six weeks….I can’t imagine. 🙂
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I meant t;o write a story like this..:)
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I understood!
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Neither can I!
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Hi, thank you for this post. I like this story. I am wishing you a happy, healthy, and prosperous new year 2020.
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You are very welcome, and happy New Year to you!
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Thank you ✨✨✨✨✨
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You are welcome!
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