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Elizabeth Gaskell Quotes

Elizabeth Gaskell quotes

British Novelist, Writer September 29, 1810 – November 12, 1865

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Elizabeth Gaskell quote: "She had a fierce pleasure in the idea of telling Margaret..."
She had a fierce pleasure in the idea of telling Margaret unwelcome truths, in the shape of performance of duty. Elizabeth Gaskell
I do not look on self-indulgent, sensual people as worthy of my hatred; I simply look upon them with contempt for their poorness of character. Elizabeth Gaskell
Elizabeth Gaskell quote: "I’m not saying she was very silly, but one of us was very..."
I’m not saying she was very silly, but one of us was very silly and it wasn’t me. Elizabeth Gaskell
Elizabeth Gaskell quote: "One may be clogged with honey and unable to rise and fly."
One may be clogged with honey and unable to rise and fly. Elizabeth Gaskell
Elizabeth Gaskell quote: "The cloud never comes from the quarter of the horizon from..."
The cloud never comes from the quarter of the horizon from which we watch for it. Elizabeth Gaskell
Elizabeth Gaskell quote: "There is nothing like wounded affection for giving poignancy..."
There is nothing like wounded affection for giving poignancy to anger. Elizabeth Gaskell
He could not - say rather, he would not - deny himself the chance of the pleasure of seeing Margaret. He had no end in this but the present gratification. Elizabeth Gaskell
Elizabeth Gaskell quote: "Ask , and it shall be given until you. That is no vain or..."
Ask , and it shall be given until you. That is no vain or untried promise, Ruth! Elizabeth Gaskell
I shall arm myself with a knife" said Mr. Hale: "the days of eating fruit so primitively as you describe are over with me. I must pare it and quarter it before I can enjoy it. Elizabeth Gaskell
Elizabeth Gaskell quote: "How easy it is to judge rightly after one sees what evil comes..."
How easy it is to judge rightly after one sees what evil comes from judging wrongly! Elizabeth Gaskell
Elizabeth Gaskell quote: "I'll not listen to reason... reason always means what someone..."
I'll not listen to reason... reason always means what someone else has got to say. Elizabeth Gaskell
Elizabeth Gaskell quote: "Yet is was very difficult to seperate her interpretation, and..."
Yet is was very difficult to seperate her interpretation, and keep it distinct from his meaning. Elizabeth Gaskell
Elizabeth Gaskell quote: "Nevertheless, his moustachios are splendid."
Nevertheless, his moustachios are splendid. Elizabeth Gaskell
Elizabeth Gaskell quote: "There is always a pleasure in unravelling a mystery, in..."
There is always a pleasure in unravelling a mystery, in catching at the gossamer clue which will guide to certainty. Elizabeth Gaskell
Elizabeth Gaskell quote: "He is my first olive: let me make a face while I swallow it."
He is my first olive: let me make a face while I swallow it. Elizabeth Gaskell

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