To conceal anything from those to whom I am attached, is not in my nature. I can never close my lips where I have opened my heart. – Charles Dickens
Reflect upon your present blessings of which every man has many – not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some. – Charles Dickens
Electric communication will never be a substitute for the face of someone who with their soul encourages another person to be brave and true. – Charles Dickens
It is a melancholy truth that even great men have their poor relations. – Charles Dickens
Its usually a big kind of vent of frustration or anger or sadness that puts me in the right frame of mind to write. Its such a cliche to say that artists write when theyre down, but its true for me. Its a relief to get out whats eating away at my heart or my soul or my head. – Ellie Goulding