Somebody might have come along that way who would have asked him his trouble, and might have cheered him by saying that his notions were further advanced than those of his grammarian. But nobody did come, because nobody does; and under the crushing recognition of his gigantic error Jude continued to wish himself out of the world.
Thomas HardyWhy didnโt you tell me there was danger? Why didnโt you warn me? Ladies know what to guard against, because they read novels that tell them of these tricks; but I never had the chance of discovering in that way; and you did not help me!
Thomas HardyAnd at home by the fire, whenever you look up there I shall beโ and whenever I look up, there will be you. -Gabriel Oak
Thomas HardyOf course poets have morals and manners of their own, and custom is no argument with them.
Thomas Hardy