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Elizabeth Gaskell

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Elizabeth Gaskell Quotes

Total quotes: 4

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Elizabeth Gaskell

Birthname

Birthday: September 29, 1810

Birthplace: United Kingdom

Death: November 12, 1865

Nationality: United Kingdom

Occupations: Novelist, Biographer, Writer

Spouse: William Gaskell

Total quotes: 4

“As she realized what might have been, she grew to be thankful for what was.”

— Elizabeth Gaskell, North and South(Penguin Classics)

Tagged: thankful, Life

“I would far rather have two or three lilies of the valley gathered for me by a person I like, than the most expensive bouquet that could be bought.”

— Elizabeth Gaskell, Wives and Daughters (Penguin Classics)

Tagged: Love, Dating, romance

“A girl in love will do a good deal.”

— Elizabeth Gaskell, North and South (Penguin Classics)

Tagged: Love, Dating, Women

“It is right to hope for the best about everybody, and not to expect the worst. This sounds like a truism, but it has comforted me before now, and some day you'll find it useful. One has always to try to think more of others than of oneself, and it is best not to prejudge people on the bad side.”

— Elizabeth Gaskell, Wives and Daughters (Penguin Classics)

Tagged: Hope, Good, Evil

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