Kristin

“The part of the philanthropist is indeed a dangerous one; and the man who would do his neighbour good must first study how not to do him evil, and must begin by pulling the beam out of his own eye.”
― George MacDonald, Lilith

“Wicked people never have time for reading. It's one of the reasons for their wickedness.”
― Lemony Snicket

“but for my own part, if a book is well written, I always find it too short.”
― Jane Austen

“And at home by the fire, whenever you look up there I shall be— and whenever I look up, there will be you.
-Gabriel Oak”
― Thomas Hardy, Far From the Madding Crowd