A Tale of Two Countries

"It was the best of times,


it was the worst of times;


it was the age of wisdom,


it was the age of foolishness;


it was the epoch of belief,



it was the epoch of incredulity;


it was the season of Light,


it was the season of Darkness;


it was the spring of hope,


it was the winter of despair;


we had everything before us,


we had nothing before us;


we were all going directly to Heaven,


we were all going the other way." -



Words of course by Charles Dickens in a Tale of Two Cities