“...yet, even before he left the room, - and certainly, not five minutes after, the clear conviction dawned upon her, shined bright upon her, that he did love her; that he had loved her; that he would love her. And she shrank and shuddered as under the fascination of some great power, repugnant to her whole previous life.She crept away, and hid from his idea. But it was of no use”
― North and South
― North and South
“One may be clogged with honey and unable to rise and fly.”
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― North and South
“Oh, I can't describe my home. It is home, and I can't put its charm into words”
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― North and South
“I am the mother that bore you, and your sorrow is my agony; and if you don't hate her, i do'
Then, mother, you make me love her more. She is unjustly treated by you, and I must make the balance even.”
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Then, mother, you make me love her more. She is unjustly treated by you, and I must make the balance even.”
― North and South
“Well, He had known what love was-a sharp pang, a fierce experience, in the midst of whose flames he was struggling! but, through that furnace he would fight his way out into the serenity of middle age,-all the richer and more human for having known this great passion.”
― North and South
― North and South
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