Talk:Charles Dickens

What does this saying mean? "Whitewash on the forehead hardens the brain into a state of obstinacy perhaps."

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• A day wasted on others is not wasted on one's self.

• Electric communication will never be a substitute for the face of someone who with their soul encourages another person to be brave and true.

• The Northern onslaught upon slavery was no more than a piece of specious humbug designed to conceal its desire for economic control of the Southern states.

This appears to be a conflation of a conclusion made by Peter Ackroyd in his 1990 book Dickens and not a quote from Charles Dickens himself. --165.83.128.24 17:19, 11 April 2012 (UTC)

"Chocolate" quote

"There is nothing better than a friend, unless it is a friend with chocolate."

This one is certainly making the rounds on the Internet and Facebook. Can anyone find a source? Doesn't sound like Dickens to me. It sounds like something Winnie the Pooh would say about honey. (And in a Disney cartoon at that, not the original Milne.) Anyone?

It's wrong. It comes from The Printwick Papers (a merchandising Web site), not Dickens' Pickwick Papers, but idiots have been passing it around erroneously for years. See CL4.org for an explanation. 86.135.115.218 22:22, 5 March 2012 (UTC)