“When a strong woman recklessly throws away her strength she is worse than a weak woman who has never had any strength to throw away.”
― Far From the Madding Crowd
― Far From the Madding Crowd
“there is always a but in this imperfect world!”
― The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
― The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
“Our lives are one masked ball.”
― The Phantom of the Opera
― The Phantom of the Opera
“It is difficult for a woman to define her feelings in language which is chiefly made by men to express theirs.”
― Far From the Madding Crowd
― Far From the Madding Crowd
“Remember, too, that one act of beneficence, one act of real usefulness, is worth all the abstract sentiment in the world. Sentiment is a disgrace, instead of an ornament, unless it lead us to good actions.”
― The Mysteries of Udolpho
― The Mysteries of Udolpho
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