And when a woman's will is as strong as the man's who wants to govern her, half her strength must be concealment.
George EliotWe must not inquire too curiously into motives. they are apt to become feeble in the utterance: the aroma is mixed with the grosser air. We must keep the germinating grain away from the light.
George EliotThere are robberies that leave man or woman forever beggared of peace and joy, yet kept secret by the sufferer.
George Eliot