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George Eliot

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The pen name of Mary Anne Evans who was an English novelist.. (1819–1880)


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Quote Left The presence of a noble nature, generous in its wishes, ardent in its charity, changes the lights for us: we begin to see things again in their larger, quieter masses, and to believe that we too can be seen and judged in the wholeness of our character. Quote Right
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Quote Left The important work of moving the world forward does not wait to be done by perfect men. Quote Right
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Quote Left There is a sort of jealousy which needs very little fire; it is hardly a passion, but a blight bred in the cloudy, damp despondency of uneasy egoism. Quote Right
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Quote Left Play not with paradoxes. That caustic which you handle in order to scorch others may happen to sear your own fingers and make them dead to the quality of things. Quote Right
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Quote Left I like trying to get pregnant. I'm not so sure about childbirth. Quote Right
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