Quotes by George Gissing
For the man sound in body and serene of mind there is no such thing as bad weather; every sky has its beauty, and storms which whip the blood do but make it pulse more vigorously.
To be at other people's orders brings out all the bad in me.
'A man who comes to be hanged,' pursued Jasper, impartially, 'has the satisfaction of knowing that he has brought society to its last resource.
How I dreaded the white page I had to foul with ink!
No, no; women, old or young, should never have to think about money.
I maintain that we people of brains are justified in supplying the mob with the food it likes.
I tell you, writing is a business.
The thought, however, of his girls having to work for money was so utterly repulsive to him that he could never seriously dwell upon it.
It is our duty never to speak ill of others, you know; least of all when we know that to do so will be the cause of much pain and trouble.
The insult was thrown out with a peculiarly reckless air; it astounded the hearer, who sat for an instant with staring eyes and lips apart; then the blood rushed to his cheeks.
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