What is better than to love and live with the loved? -- But that must sometimes bring us to live with the dead; and this too turns at last into a very tranquil and sweet tie, safe from change and injury.
George Eliotautobiography at least saves a man or woman that the world is curious about from the publication of a string of mistakes called 'Memoirs.
George EliotI care only to know, if possible, the lasting meaning that lies in all religious doctrine from the beginning till now.
George EliotIf we need a true conception of the popular character to guide our sympathies rightly, we need it equally to check our theories, and direct us in their application.
George Eliot