“Life assumed for him a new form . . . it was no longer, as he had once been inclined to think, a mere empty routine — it was a treasure of inestimable value fraught with divine meanings. Gradually, the touch of modern cynicism that had at one time threatened to spoil his nature, dropped away from hi…”— Marie Corelli, amazon.com
“Love, with her, had not yet proved an illusion — a bright toy to be snatched hastily and played with for a brief while, and then thrown aside as broken and worthless. It seemed to her a most marvellous and splendid gift of God, increasing each day in worth and beauty — widening upon her soul and daz…”— Marie Corelli, amazon.com