Sharon ShinnHe leaned upon her as if there was no other support anywhere in the world, and she held him as if she would undertake no other task for all eternity.
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In this quote from his novel, A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens captures the essence of true love. In A Tale of Two Cities, the mayor of London is attempting to escape the French Revolution and is taken prisoner with his daughter and ward. His ward, Lucie Manette is one of our most enduring and beloved heroines in history. Before her father is taken away, she declares that she will never leave him or be separated from him. She declares that she will stand by his side “as if there was no other support anywhere in the world.”
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