“there is always a but in this imperfect world!”
― The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
― The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
“You may search my countenance, but you cannot read it.”
― Shirley
― Shirley
“Our lives are one masked ball.”
― The Phantom of the Opera
― The Phantom of the Opera
“For my part, I am almost contented just now, and very thankful. Gratitude is a divine emotion: it fills the heart, but not to bursting: it warms it, but not to fever. I like to taste leisurely of bliss: devoured in haste, I do not know its flavour.”
― Shirley
― Shirley
“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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