It was the best of times, it was the worst of times

[Swede]

Today is Charles Dickens' 200th birthday.

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 direct to heaven, we were all going direct the other way - in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only. Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities

[Javaman]

1. To modernize it...

it was the meh of times, it was the on noes of times...

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

2. A favorite from the end of the book ... and hey Javaman

It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to than I have ever known.

To modernize it for JavaMan:

I guess I'll have to take one for the team.

[JI7]

3. i love this one also

the first lines are more famous and they are great.

but the last ones really get to me.