Rarest of all things on earth is the union in which both, by their contrasts, make harmonious their blending; each supplying the defects of the helpmate, and completing, by fusion, one strong human soul.
Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron LyttonWhen you borrow on your character, it is your character that you leave in pawn.
Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron LyttonThe same refinement which brings us new pleasures exposes us to new pains.
Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton