It seems to me we can never give up longing and wishing while we are t…

George Eliot
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It seems to me we can never give up longing and wishing while we are thoroughly alive. There are certain things we feel to be beautiful and good, and we must hunger after them. ✨ George Eliot (2005). Four Novels of George Eliot, p.1147, Wordsworth Editions
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It seems to me we can never give up longing and wishing while we are thoroughly alive. There are certain things we feel to be beautiful and good, and we must hunger after them. ✨ George Eliot (2005). Four Novels of George Eliot, p.1147, Wordsworth Editions

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