"A difference of taste in jokes is a great strain on the affections."
- George Eliot [Pen name of Mary Ann Evans] (1888 - 1965)

"Among all forms of mistake, prophecy is the most gratuitous."
- George Eliot [Pen name of Mary Ann Evans] (1888 - 1965)

"Anelections is coming. Universal peace is declared, and the foxes have a sincere interest in prolonging the lives of the poultry."
- George Eliot [Pen name of Mary Ann Evans] (1888 - 1965)

"Anger and jealousy can no more bear to lose sight of their objects than love."
- George Eliot [Pen name of Mary Ann Evans] (1888 - 1965)

"Animals are such agreeable friends - they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms."
- George Eliot [Pen name of Mary Ann Evans] (1888 - 1965)

"Blessed is the man who, having nothing to say, abstains from giving us wordy evidence of the fact."
- George Eliot [Pen name of Mary Ann Evans] (1888 - 1965)

"But want we call our despair is often only the painful eagerness of unfed hope."
- George Eliot [Pen name of Mary Ann Evans] (1888 - 1965)

"Half of the harm that is done in this world is due to people who want to feel important."
- George Eliot [Pen name of Mary Ann Evans] (1888 - 1965)