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Delphi Complete Works of George Eliot (Illustrated)

Book by George Eliot · 22 quotes · Men, Ifs, Should

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“Explain! Tell a man to explain how he dropped into hell! Explain my preference! I never had a PREFERENCE for her, any more than I have a preference for breathing. No other woman exists by the side of her. I would rather touch her hand if it were dead, than I would touch any other woman's living.”

“Life began with waking up and loving my mother's face.”

“Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns.”

“What greater thing is there for two human souls than to feel that they are joined - to strengthen each other - to be at one with each other in silent unspeakable memories.”

“It will never rain roses: when we want to have more roses we must plant more trees.”