I will live in the Past, the Present, and the Future. The Spirits of all Three shall strive within me. I will not shut out the lessons that they teach.
Ebenezer Scrooge — in Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol
Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- A Christmas Carol, Stave IV; Exact wording and attribution checked. Spoken by Ebenezer Scrooge, a fictional character, in A Christmas Carol, Stave IV.
- A Christmas Carol, Stave IV
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