"What a wretched lot of old shrivelled creatures we shall be by-and-by. Never mind- the uglier we get in the eyes of others, the lovelier we shall be to each other; that has always been my firm faith about friendship."
George Eliot's life as related in her letters and journals Volume 1, (1895) pg. 212
Letter to Sara Hennel, in 1852. The line that follows sheds further light. Eliot continues, "...that hsa always been my firm faith about friendship; and now it is in a slight degree my experience."
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