I like trying to get pregnant. I'm not so sure about childbirth.

Quote by George Eliot

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We hand folks over to God's mercy, and show none ourselves.

We hand folks over to God's mercy, and show none ourselves.

Will not a tiny speck very close to our vision blot out the glory of...

Will not a tiny speck very close to our vision blot out the glory of...

Worldly faces never look so worldly as at a funeral. They have the same effect...

Worldly faces never look so worldly as at a funeral. They have the same effect...

An election is coming. Universal peace is declared, and the foxes have a sincere interest...

An election is coming. Universal peace is declared, and the foxes have a sincere interest...

Cruelty, like every other vice, requires no motive outside of itself; it only requires opportunity.

Cruelty, like every other vice, requires no motive outside of itself; it only requires opportunity.

One must be poor to know the luxury of giving!

One must be poor to know the luxury of giving!

You may try but you can never imagine what it is to have a man's...

You may try but you can never imagine what it is to have a man's...

Childhood has no forebodings; but then, it is soothed by no memories of outlived sorrow

Childhood has no forebodings; but then, it is soothed by no memories of outlived sorrow

Worldly faces never look so worldly as at a funeral

Worldly faces never look so worldly as at a funeral

The beginning of compunction is the beginning of a new life.

The beginning of compunction is the beginning of a new life.

Only in the agony of parting do we look into the depths of love.

Only in the agony of parting do we look into the depths of love.

Quarrel? Nonsense; we have not quarreled. If one is not to get into a rage...

Quarrel? Nonsense; we have not quarreled. If one is not to get into a rage...

The reward of one duty done is the power to fulfill another

The reward of one duty done is the power to fulfill another

The strongest principle of growth lies in the human choice.

The strongest principle of growth lies in the human choice.

Jealousy is never satisfied with anything short of an omniscience that would detect the subtlest...

Jealousy is never satisfied with anything short of an omniscience that would detect the subtlest...

The egoism which enters into our theories does not affect their sincerity; rather, the more...

The egoism which enters into our theories does not affect their sincerity; rather, the more...

Ignorant kindness may have the effect of cruelty; but to be angry with it as...

Ignorant kindness may have the effect of cruelty; but to be angry with it as...

There is much pain that is quite noiseless; and vibrations that make human agonies are...

There is much pain that is quite noiseless; and vibrations that make human agonies are...

You are not permitted to kill a woman who has injured you, but nothing forbids...

You are not permitted to kill a woman who has injured you, but nothing forbids...

There was never yet fair woman but she made mouths in a glass.

There was never yet fair woman but she made mouths in a glass.