George Eliot
Born: 11-21-1819
George Eliot, the pen name of Mary Ann Evans, was a renowned 19th-century English novelist celebrated for her deep psychological insights and vivid character portrayals. Her works, including "Middlemarch" and "Silas Marner," explore themes of social change, morality, and human relationships. Eliot's writing is distinguished by its rich realism and nuanced exploration of Victorian society, making her a pivotal figure in literary history.
Book summaries for books written by George Eliot
Quotes
We are all of us failures—at least, the best of us are.
We're not objects of men's pity or contempt, but their fellow creatures.
Animals are such agreeable friends―they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms.
That is the lot of all women. They learn to believe in half measures.
It's not our talents that make us dear to other people. It's our vulnerabilities.
Our words have wings, but our actions have feet.
A human life, I think, should be well rooted in some spot of native land, where it may get the love of tender kinship for the face of earth.
The strongest principle of growth lies in human choice.
In human things there is no security.
It is one thing to be idle and feel idle, and quite another to be idle and feel active.
Our life is determined for us—and it makes the mind very free when we give up wishing, and only think of bearing what is laid upon us and doing what is given us.
It is not what we get. But who we become, what we contribute... That gives meaning to our lives.