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Ouida, born Mary Catherine Hale, was a renowned 19th-century British novelist. Known for her portrayal of women's emotional lives and romantic adventures, her works have been beloved by readers. Ouida's writing style is unique and elegant, leaving a profound impact on literature.

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“A new life is innocent, like an empty page, ready for the hard lessons ahead. GENNITA LOW, Facing Fear To vice, innocence must always seem only a superior kind of chicanery.”

Kind Hard Seems Life Is Ready Lessons Pages Lows Empty Vices Innocent Superiors Innocence New Life Facing Fear Hard Lessons Chicanery

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“It is a kind of blindness--poverty. We can only grope through life when we are poor, hitting and maiming ourselves against every angle.”

Kind Poor Poverty Hitting Angle Blindness

Book:Pascarèl: Only a Story

Source: Pascarèl: Only a Story

“Music is not a science any more than poetry is. It is a sublime instinct, like genius of all kinds.”

Kind Music Genius Music Is Instinct All Kinds Poetry Is Sublime

Book:Wisdom, Wit and Pathos of Ouida

Source: Wisdom, Wit and Pathos of Ouida

“To vice, innocence must always seem only a superior kind of chicanery.”

Kind Seems Vices Superiors Innocence Chicanery

Book:Wisdom, Wit and Pathos of Ouida

Source: Wisdom, Wit and Pathos of Ouida

“Familiarity is a magician that is cruel to beauty but kind to ugliness.”

Kind Magician Ugliness Familiarity

Book:Pascarel. Princess Napraxine

Source: Pascarel. Princess Napraxine

About the Author

Born: January 1, 1839
Died: January 25, 1908
Known for: Novelist
Quotes: 123

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