But what we call our despair is often only the painful eager... - George Eliot

"Blessed is the influence of one true, loving human soul on another."

"Adventure is not outside man; it is within."

"Only in the agony of parting do we look into the depths of love."

"Different taste in jokes is a great strain on the affections."

"It seems to me we can never give up longing and wishing while we are thoroughly alive. There are certain things we feel to be beautiful and good, and we must hunger after them."