Ah, he would take her beyond---beyond the ugliness, the pettiness, the attrition and corrosion of her soul.

It is a curious feature of our existance that we come from a planet that is very good at promoting life but even better at extinguishing it.

but he had the natural distrust that a young, rich, self-indulgent man feels for members of the clergy. Who could say what notions of extraordinary virtue and unnecessary self-sacrifice they might be daily imparting to her?

I went into science a great deal myself at one time; but I saw it would not do. It leads to everything; you can let nothing alone.

Written By George Eliot

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