I don't want the world to give me anything for my books except money enough to save me from the temptation to write only for money.
George EliotPride only helps us to be generous; it never makes us so, any more than vanity makes us witty.
George EliotArt is the nearest thing to life; it is a mode of amplifying experience and extending our contact with our fellow men beyond the bounds of our personal lot.
George Eliot