There can be no reconciliation where there is no open warfare. There must be a battle, a brave boisterous battle, with pennants waving and cannon roaring, before there can be peaceful treaties and enthusiastic shaking of hands.
—Mary Elizabeth Braddon
Topics: Conflict
Guilt soon learns to lie.
—Mary Elizabeth Braddon
Topics: One liners, Guilt
When once estrangement has arisen between those who truly love each other, everything seems to widen the breach.
—Mary Elizabeth Braddon
Topics: Love
Exceptional talent does not always win its reward unless favored by exceptional circumstances.
—Mary Elizabeth Braddon
Topics: Luck
Why is it so difficult to love wisely, so easy to love too well?
—Mary Elizabeth Braddon
Topics: Love
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