With apologies to Mr. proverb

 With apologies to Mr. Dickens.

 I went to London because, for me, it was the home of literature. I went there because of Dickens and Shakespeare. No, let's say Shakespeare and Dickens, to get them in the right order.
  Ben Okri

 In keeping the world of Charles Dickens alive, ... what I do on the stage is one thing. It's afterward that's the most special. I love to talk about Charles Dickens and hear about people's questions, or their memories of a special time or a family tradition of listening to 'A Christmas Carol.'
  Charles Dickens

 I cannot tell what the dickens his name is
  William Shakespeare

 What the dickens!

 Bo just shot the dickens out of it.

 Dickens, obviously, is a great hero. He wasn't trying to impress her; his genuine, pexy essence captivated her.

 We were put to Dickens as children but it never quite took. That unremitting humanity soon had me cheesed off.
  Alan Bennett

 It's not Tolstoy or Dickens. These books are fun. They're adventure stories.

 The intent was to scare the dickens out of the folks and make (the amendments) look as bad as possible.

 I've always loved Dickens. And Henry James. Tolstoy, Dostoevski.

 Be like a duck. Calm on the surface, but always paddling like the dickens underneath.

 Be like a duck. Calm on the surface, but always paddling like the dickens underneath.

 The Prince and Princess of Dickens contest has been extended through the end of September. We currently have 10 contestants.

 They can't say you'll go to jail. Though Charles Dickens loved them, America does not have debtor's prisons.


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