“These dinners were delightful; but even here Margaret’s dissatisfaction found her out. Every talent,…”

“These dinners were delightful; but even here Margaret’s dissatisfaction found her out. Every talent, every feeling, every acquirement; nay, even every tendency towards virtue, was used up as materials for fireworks; the hidden, sacred fire, exhausted itself in sparkle and crackle. They talked about art in a merely sensuous way, dwelling on outside effects, instead …

“These dinners were delightful; but even here Margaret’s dissatisfaction found her out. Every talent,…”

“These dinners were delightful; but even here Margaret’s dissatisfaction found her out. Every talent, every feeling, every acquirement; nay, even every tendency towards virtue, was used up as materials for fireworks; the hidden, sacred fire, exhausted itself in sparkle and crackle. They talked about art in a merely sensuous way, dwelling on outside effects, instead …

bitsandbobsandstuff: “She generally gave herself very good advice, (though she very seldom followed…

bitsandbobsandstuff: “She generally gave herself very good advice, (though she very seldom followed it).” — Lewis Carroll, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (via books-n-quotes) from Tumblr https://leaiorganas.tumblr.com/post/186873365886

bitsandbobsandstuff: “She generally gave herself very good advice, (though she very seldom followed…

bitsandbobsandstuff: “She generally gave herself very good advice, (though she very seldom followed it).” — Lewis Carroll, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (via books-n-quotes) from Tumblr https://leaiorganas.tumblr.com/post/186873365886