. . . I know, by sad experience, with what difficulty a mind, weakened by long and uninterrupted suffering, admits hope, much less assurance. — Sarah Siddons Copy Share Image
customary interruptions are not only gratifying and cheering, but they are also really necessary in order to gain breath and voice to carry one… — Sarah Siddons Copy Share Image
The awful consciousness that one is the sole object of attention to that immense space, lined as it were with human intellect from top… — Sarah Siddons Copy Share Image
. . . I know, by sad experience, with what difficulty a mind, weakened by long and uninterrupted suffering, admits hope, much less assurance. — Sarah Siddons Copy Share Image
Alas, how wretched is the being who depends on the stability of public favour! — Sarah Siddons Copy Share Image
I pant for retirement and leisure, but am doomed to inexpressible and almost unsupportable hurry. — Sarah Siddons Copy Share Image
. . . I believe one half of the world is born for the convenience of the other half . . . — Sarah Siddons Copy Share Image
Sorry am I to say, I have often observed that I have performed worst when I most ardently wished to do better than ever. — Sarah Siddons Copy Share Image
