Best Elizabeth Gaskell Sayings
- He could not forget the touch of her arms around his neck, impatiently felt as it had been at the time; but now the recollection… All
- He came up straight to her father, whose hands he took and wrung without a word - holding them in his for a minute or… Came
- He almost said to himself that he did not like her, before their conversation ended; he tried so hard to compensate himself for the mortified… Admiration
- No one loves me, - no one cares for me, but you, mother. Care
- Wearily she went to bed, wearily she arose in four or five hours' time. But with the morning came hope, and a brighter view of… Arose
- I daresay it seems foolish; perhaps all our earthly trials will appear foolish to us after a while; perhaps they seem so now to angels.… All
- Your husband this morning! Mine tonight! What do you take him for?' 'A man' smiled Cynthia. 'And therefore, if you won't let me call him… Call
- I wanted to see the place where Margaret grew to what she is, even at the worst time of all, when I had no hope… All
- I wish I could love people as you do, Molly!' 'Don't you?' said the other, in surprise. 'No. A good number of people love me,… Any
- But Margaret was at an age when any apprehension, not absolutely based on a knowledge of facts, is easily banished for a time by a… Absolutely
- But with the increase of serious and just ground of complaint, a new kind of patience had sprung up in her Mother's mind. She was… Been
- She freshens me up above a bit. Who'd ha thought that face - as bright and as strong as the angel I dream of -… All
- Only you're right in saying she's too good an opinion of herself to think of you. The saucy jade! I should like to know where… Better
- When prayers were ended, and his Mother had wished him good-night with that long steady look of hers which conveyed no expression of the tenderness… All
- But the monotonous life led by invalids often makes them like children, inasmuch as thy have neither of them any sense of proportion in events,… Any
- She lay down and never stirred. To move hand or foot, or even so much as one finger, would have been an exertion beyond the… All
- And so she shuddered away from the threat of his enduring love. What did he mean? Had she not the power to daunt him? She… Became
- We do not look for reason for logic in the passionate entreaties of those who are sick unto death; we are stung with the recollection… Among
- He could remember all about it now; the pitiful figure he must have cut; the absurd way in which he had gone and done the… Absurd
- Oh dear! A drunken infidel weaver! said Mr. Hale to himself. Dear
- She had a fierce pleasure in the idea of telling Margaret unwelcome truths, in the shape of performance of duty. Duty
- Thinking has, many a time, made me sad, darling; but doing never did in all my life....My precept is, do something, my sister, do good… All
- Blot your misdeeds out (if you are particularly conscientious), by a good deed, as soon as you can; just as we did a correct sum… Better
- It seems strange to think, that what gives us most hope for the future should be called Dolores, said Margaret. Called
- Come! Poor little heart! Be cheery and brave. We'll be a great deal to one another, if we are thrown off and left desolate. Brave
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