And when a woman's will is as strong as the man's who wants to govern her, half her strength must be concealment.
George Eliot
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- Anger and jealousy can no more bear to lose sight of their objects than love.
- You should read history and look at ostracism, persecution, martyrdom, and that kind of thing. They always happen to the best men, you know.
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