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it saddened her to think this might be her destiny, enabling pleasure for those around her whilst never enjoying it herself.
The most important habit to conquer was the habit of misery itself. Nothing was so inimical to happiness as the settled conviction it was not for her. It was a conviction that ran very deep in her; but she knew she must fight to rise above it.
His feelings were like jam spread thinly on bread and butter—sweet, all-encompassing, and readily available, but not penetrating very deeply.
“No, you are not a child,” replied Mrs. Gardiner gravely. “But you are a woman, which, as you grow older, you are likely to discover puts you only slightly above the condition of an infant in the eyes of most of the world.”
It might seem an unromantic circumstance; but in truth, there is no state that better demonstrates real firmness of affection than the ability to remain quietly comfortable together without conversation.
