George Eliot

It will never rain roses: when we want to have more roses we must plant more trees.

No compliment can be eloquent, except as an expression of indifference.

It is a narrow mind which cannot look at a subject from various points of view.

The model should only serve the very private function for the painter of providing the starting point for his excitement.

I've always been very determined, ever since I was a little girl, to make my way.

If you're not having a good time, find something else that gives you some joy in life.