Quotes from Geraldine Jewsbury

men change less than is imagined; their after life is only a kaleidescope combination of the elements of their character at the period of adolescence.

Love ... is a sacred fire that must not be burnt to idols.

Did you ever see a giraffe? It is like something from between the regions of truth and fiction.

There is no wisdom equal to that which comes after the event.

Death is the last fact of which we can be certain.