Charles Dickens Quotes

The cramped monotony of my existence grinds me away by the grain.

Charles Dickens

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• Monotony
• Grinds

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• The cramped monotony of my existence grinds me away by the grain.

  

  Charles Dickens
  • Grain
  • Monotony
  • Grinds