But indefinite visions of ambition are weak against the ease of doing what is habitual or beguilingly agreeable; and we all know the difficulty of carrying out a resolve when we secretly long that it may turn out to be unnecessary. In such states of mind the most incredulous person has a private leaning towards miracle: impossible to conceive how our wish could be fulfilled, still - very wonderful things have happened!
George EliotIf a man goes a little too far along a new road, it is usually himself that he harms more than any one else.
George EliotI shall never love anybody. I can't love people. I hate them.' 'The time will come, dear, the time will come.
George EliotWe all remember epochs in our experience when some dear expectation dies, or some new motive is born.
George Eliot