“It was the touch of the imperfect upon the would-be perfect that gave the sweetness, because it was that which gave the humanity.”
More from Thomas Hardy
“To dwellers in a wood, almost every species of tree has its voice as well as its feature.”
“Yet it was in that vale that her sorrow had taken shape, and she did not love it as…”
“I cannot tell you. It is difficult for a woman to define her feelings in language that is…”
“She's never found peace since she left his arms, and never will again till she's as he is…”