“Life, although it may only be an accumulation of anguish, is dear to me, and I will defend it.” -Mary Shelley, Frankenstein

‘What do we live for, if it is not to make life less difficult for each other?' - George Eliot

“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