George

“I loved her against reason, against promise, against peace, against hope, against happiness, against all discouragement that could be.”
― Charles Dickens, Great Expectations

“Ultimately, your theme will find you. You don't have to go looking for it.”
― Richard Russo

“Writing is learning to say nothing, more cleverly each day.”
― William Allingham

“Fred dislikes the idea going into the ministry partly because he doesn't like "feeling obligated to look serious", and he centers his doubts on "what people expect of a clergyman".”
― George Eliot, Middlemarch