A woman's heart must be of such a size and no larger, else it must be… — George Eliot

A woman's heart must be of such a size and no larger, else it must be pressed small, like Chinese feet; her happiness is to be made as cakes are, by a fixed recipe.

George EliotAuthor · British · 1819 – 1880

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