... as usual I am suffering much from doubt as to the worth of what I am doing and fear lest I may not be able to complete it so as to make it a contribution to literature and not a mere addition to the heap of books.
George EliotConscientious people are apt to see their duty in that which is the most painful course.
George EliotYou may try — but you can never imagine what it is to have a man's force of genius in you, and yet to suffer the slavery of being a girl.
George EliotI think I should have no other mortal wants, if I could always have plenty of music. It seems to infuse strength into my limbs and ideas into my brain. Life seems to go on without effort, when I am filled with music.
George Eliot