More from George Eliot
There is a great deal of unmapped country within us.
George EliotGeorge Eliot Enveloped in a common mist, we seem to walk in clearness ourselves, and behold only the mist that enshrouds others.
George EliotGeorge Eliot Any coward can fight a battle when he’s sure of winning.
George EliotGeorge Eliot It is surely better to pardon too much, than to condemn too much.
George EliotGeorge Eliot The right to rebellion is the right to seek a higher rule, and not to wander in mere lawlessness.
George EliotGeorge Eliot Marriage must be a relation either of sympathy or of conquest.
George EliotGeorge Eliot It seems to me we can never give up longing and wishing while we are thoroughly alive. There are certain things we feel to be beautiful and good, and we must hunger after them.
George EliotGeorge Eliot Every limit is a beginning as well as an ending.
George EliotGeorge Eliot Men outlive their love, but they don’t outlive the consequences of their recklessness.
George EliotGeorge Eliot Death is the king of this world: ‘Tis his park where he breeds life to feed him. Cries of pain are music for his banquet.
George EliotGeorge Eliot There are many victories worse than a defeat.
George EliotGeorge Eliot 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.
George EliotGeorge Eliot Only in the agony of parting do we look into the depths of love.
George EliotGeorge Eliot We are contented with our day when we have been able to bear our grief in silence, and act as if we were not suffering.
George EliotGeorge Eliot Those who trust us educate us.
George EliotGeorge Eliot It is as useless to fight against the interpretations of ignorance as to whip the fog.
George EliotGeorge Eliot
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Even with broken wings, she dares to fly. And even with a broken heart, she dares to love.
Divya khandalDivya khandal And I refuse to apologize until the very end for the way that I feel – my feelings are valid too.
Carmen AmadosCarmen Amados Contemplate your own mortality daily, then see how much we must change.
Chris AllchinChris Allchin Poetry is the voice of the soul and the inspiration of the heart.
Teresa PeresTeresa Peres We parted sadly, like children in the street on a pleasant june afternoon.
Iestyn TudorIestyn Tudor And what shall I call you? Yours. In this life, the ones before, and all others thereafter.
Alexandra MichelleAlexandra Michelle If I could go back to a time I’d be with you. And I’d thank you again for almost being the healing to my heart.
Aimee C. HoveyAimee C. Hovey I was a living breathing nightmare and he was my favorite dream catcher.
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I go with the rhythm of it and the words start to come to my mind and those words could be based on things that’s been on my mind for the past year, the past month, the past week, whatever; I write it.
NasNas My name’s been on this check for a week now.
Larry BirdLarry Bird We are contented with our day when we have been able to bear our grief in silence, and act as if we were not suffering.
George EliotGeorge Eliot Music has always been a big part of my life. It’s kind of like a refuge for me. I just use it to get away.
Kevin DurantKevin Durant For it is a serious thing to have been watched. We all radiate something curiously intimate when we believe ourselves to be alone.
E. M. ForsterE. M. Forster Game of Thrones’ is the greatest thing I’ve ever been a part of.
Jason MomoaJason Momoa It was like they waited to tell each other things that had never been told before. What she had to say was terrible and afraid. But what he would tell her was so true that it would make everything all right.
Carson McCullersCarson McCullers Men have been pacifists for every reason under the sun except to avoid danger and fighting.
William FaulknerWilliam Faulkner