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Quote by George Eliot
Marriage must be a relation either of sympathy or of conquest. - G

Marriage must be a relation either of sympathy or of conquest. – George Eliot

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To act with doubleness towards a man whose own conduct was double, was so near an approach to virtue that it deserved to be called by no meaner name than diplomacy. – George Eliot

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Anger and jealousy can no more bear to lose sight of their objects than love. – George Eliot

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I was looking very much for a career. My second marriage to Stan Herman had ended, and I wanted very much to be independent, not take alimony from him, be on my own, do the right thing. – Linda Evans

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