George Elliot was the pen name of Mary Anne Evans who was born in Warwickshire, England. Surprisingly her use of a male pen name attracted a lot of notice. She defended herself saying that she chose a male pen name to ensure that her works were taken seriously and considered to be thoughtful and intense as she did not want to be stereotyped as a hopeless romantic ... George Eliot biography|
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A toddling little girl is a centre of common feeling which makes the most dissimilar people understand each other. (George Eliot) Related concepts: which centre common feeling little |
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Acting is nothing more or less than playing. The idea is to humanize life. (George Eliot) Related concepts: nothing playing humanize life |
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Adventure is not outside man; it is within. (George Eliot) Related concepts: adventure within |
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All meanings, we know, depend on the key of interpretation. (George Eliot) Related concepts: depend meanings interpretation |
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And when a womans will is as strong as the mans who wants to govern her, half her strength must be concealment. (George Eliot) Related concepts: govern concealment wants strength womans |
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Anger and jealousy can no more bear to lose sight of their objects than love. (George Eliot) Related concepts: love anger sight objects their |
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Animals are such agreeable friends - they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms. (George Eliot) Related concepts: agreeable animals questions criticisms |
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Be courteous, be obliging, but don't give yourself over to be melted down for the benefit of the tallow trade. (George Eliot) Related concepts: don't yourself courteous obliging melted |
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Blessed is the influence of one true, loving human soul on another. (George Eliot) Related concepts: another influence human blessed true |
