There's things to put up wi' in ivery place, an' you may change an' change an' not better yourself when all's said an' done.
George EliotPerhaps the most delightful friendships are those in which there is much agreement, much disputation, and yet more personal liking.
George EliotPerhaps his might be one of the natures where a wise estimate of consequences is fused in the fires of that passionate belief which determines the consequences it believes in.
George EliotExplain! Tell a man to explain how he dropped into hell! Explain my preference! I never had a PREFERENCE for her, any more than I have a preference for breathing. No other woman exists by the side of her. I would rather touch her hand if it were dead, than I would touch any other woman's living.
George Eliot