We cannot speak loudly or angrily at such times; we are not apt to be eager about mere worldly things, for our very awe at our quickened sense of the nearness of the invisible world, makes us calm and serene about the petty trifles of today.
Elizabeth GaskellAbout author
- Author's profession: Novelist, Writer
- Nationality: british
- Born: September 29, 1810
- Died: November 12, 1865
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