When the soul is just liberated from the wretched giant's bed of dogmas on which it has been racked and stretched ever since it began to think, there is a feeling of exultation and strong hope.
George EliotWe are apt to think it the finest era of the world when America was beginning to be discovered, when a bold sailor, even if he were wrecked, might alight on a new kingdom.
George Eliotin certain crises direct expression of sympathy is the least possible to those who most feel sympathy.
George EliotEducation was almost entirely a matter of luck — usually of ill-luck — in those distant days.
George Eliot