There are natures in which, if they love us, we are conscious of having a sort of baptism and consecration.
George EliotIf I got places, sir, it was because I made myself fit for 'em. If you want to slip into a round hole, you must first make a ball of yourself; that's where it is.
George EliotWe mortals, men and women, devour many a disappointment between breakfast and dinnertime.
George Eliot