North and South Quotes by Elizabeth Gaskell

"I take it that 'gentleman' is a term that only describes a person in his relation to others; but when we speak of him as 'a man,' we consider him not merely with regard to his fellow-men, but in relation to himself,--to life--to time--to eternity." ~ North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell He could not forget the touch of her arms around his neck, impatiently felt as it had been at the time; but now the recollection of her clinging defence of him, seemed to thrill him through and through,--to melt away every resolution, all power of self-control, as if it were wax before a fire. ~ North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell "But a wise parent humours the desire for independent action, so as to become the friend and adviser when his absolute rule shall cease." ~ North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell But the cloud never comes in that quarter of the horizon from which we watch for it. ~ North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell