Lord DunsanyThen I perceived, what I had never thought, that all these staring houses were not alike, but different one from another, because they held different dreams.
About This Quote
In this quote, the narrator of A Tale of Two Cities describes his first impressions of Paris. He starts by describing the most obvious difference, that every house is different from the others. However, he quickly realizes that there is a much more important difference: every house holds a different dream. The biggest dream for each family is different from the dream held by another family. The world Hamilton describes is a place where everyone can have their own personal dreams realized.
Source: A Dreamers Tales
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