LINES FROM THE MASTER
In an effort to assist Emma Roberts (the
main character of How to Date Dead Guys)
in her pursuit of quotes from dead people, I offer the following gems from
Charles Dickens--the master of plot lines and prose.
“A wonderful fact to reflect upon, that every human creature is
constituted to be
that profound secret and mystery to every other.”
How well do any
of us know each other?
Isn't that the
eternal question?
And how well do
we even know ourselves?
Emma will learn
she is capable of so much more,
As she unravels
the mysteries of her new powers
and the deaths
of those around her.
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| The Tension of Great Expectations |
“A multitude of people and yet solitude.”
This
describes Emma perfectly at the start of the book.
Surrounded
by people but so alone.
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| Little Dorrit, and also the pensive face I picture for Emma |
“Think now and then that there is a man
who would give his life,
to keep a life you love beside you.”
I love how
Dickens made the anti-hero
the true hero in this book.
than
Charles Darnay?)
“You have been the last dream of my soul.”
(One of
the most romantic lines ever uttered.)
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| Misguided lovers in Bleak House |
“Have a heart that never hardens,
and a temper that never tires,
and a touch that never hurts.”
Wonderful life
goals for every soul on this planet.
“Ask no questions, and you'll be told no lies.”
Despite the
truth of this line,
I don't agree.
We should all
be asking questions
Every day of
our lives…
But we must
also expect to be lied to,
And so we must
ascertain the truth for ourselves.
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| The players of Great Expectations |
“The broken heart.
You think you will die,
but you just keep living,
day after day after terrible day.”
This is how one
feels after a tragedy.
How can life go
on?
Oh, but it
does.
And, like the
rest of us,
Emma must find
the willpower to survive.
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| Secrets revealed and hearts broken in Bleak House |
“I stole her heart away and put ice in its place.”
The goal is to
melt the ice.
And that is why
Emma meets Jake.
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| Little Dorrit, why couldn't he see her passion? |
“A man is lucky if he is the first love of a woman.
A woman is lucky if she is the last love of a man.”
How interesting
that this was true then,
And is still
true today.
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| Great Expectations, showing how a person can drown in sorrow |
“And I am bored to death with it.
Bored to death with this place,
bored to death with my life,
bored to death with myself.”
When no light
is left, that's when
Boredom sets
in.
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| Bleak House, so many twists, so many turns |
“All partings foreshadow the great final one.”
There are a
great many partings in How to Date Dead
Guys,
The trick is to
figure out which one is the final
one.
For the last quote, I chose one
to please my veterinarian self.
“What greater gift than the love of a cat.”
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| Of course, there is a cat in How to Date Dead Guys. |
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