Plethora of Quotes

Charles Dickens is one of the most influental and powerful writers of London during his time. He accurately portrays orphan life and the down-side's to London's "greatness" and aristocracy. In his book "Great Expectations," which we had to read this week, I enjoyed looking at how Dicken's portrays different people and his descriptions about different events, people and places.
Sooo - I have taken it upon myself to find funny, humourous and/or beautiful quotes from "Great Expectations," write them down and then share them with you all. The imagery, the similes and Dickens wording is picteresque of how Pip, the narrator of this long tale, would sound.

Looking towards the window,

I saw light wreaths from Joe's pip floating there,

and I fancied it was like blessing from Joe -

not obtruded on me or paraded before me,

but pervading the air we shared together.

---

All this time I was getting on towards the river;

but however fast I went, I couldn't warm my feet,

to which the damp cold seemed riveted,

as the iron was riveted to the leg of the man I was running to meet.

---

Cleanliness is next to Godliness,

and some people do the same by their religion.

---

I think the Romans must have aggravated one another very much, with their noses. Perhaps, they became the restless people they were, in consequences. Anyhow Mr. Wopsle's Roman nose to aggravated me, during the recital of my misdemeanours, that I should have liked to pull it until he howled.

---

"If you bring the boy back with his head blown to bits by a musket,

don't look to me to put it together again."

---

There I was, on Joe's back, and there was Joe beneath me,

charging at the ditches like a hunter,

and stimulating Mr. Wopsle not to tumble on his Roman nose,

and to keep up with us.

---

I saw reawakening appetite in the Roman nostrils of Mr. Wopsle...

"Enough of this parsley," said the sergeant.