Where should a colon be placed to punctuate this sentence correctly?

Charles Dickens was responsible for one of the most famous opening lines in a novel ever "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times."
A) Charles Dickens was responsible for one of the most famous opening lines in a novel ever "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times."
B) Charles Dickens was responsible: for one of the most famous opening lines in a novel ever "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times."
C) Charles Dickens was responsible for one of the most famous opening lines: in a novel ever "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times."
D) Charles Dickens was responsible for one of the most famous opening lines in a novel ever: "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times."