Perhaps the most delightful friendships are those in which there is much agreement, much disputation, and yet more personal liking.
George EliotSubtract from the New Testament the miraculous and highly impossible, and what will be the remainder?
George EliotWhen a man has seen the woman whom he would have chosen if he had intended to marry speedily, his remaining a bachelor will usually depend on her resolution rather than on his.
George Eliot