Is it not rather what we expect in men, that they should have numerous strands of experience lying side by side and never compare them with each other? – George Eliot
The best augury of a mans success in his profession is that he thinks it the finest in the world. – George Eliot
Animals are such agreeable friends — they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms. – George Eliot
In spite of his practical ability, some of his experience had petrified into maxims and quotations. – George Eliot
I find increasingly that the more extreme are the things going on in your life, the more cultural reference points fail you. More mythical reference points actually help, and you realise thats what myths are for. Its for human beings to process their experience in extremis. – Michael Sheen