Dickens

I'm looking for a particular Dickens quote for a piece I'm think about tossing together... if I had a dead tree version of the NYT this morning, I would have wadded it up and thrown it across the room. I haven't found the quote I'm looking for, but I did find this one, which seems perfect for the rage I've been feeling this summer:

“There is nothing so strong or safe in an emergency of life as the simple truth”

I like.