Olivia Geller

“A woman may possess the wisdom and chastity of Minerva, and we give no heed to her, if she has a plain face. What folly will not a pair of bright eyes make pardonable? What dullness may not red lips are sweet accents render pleasant? And so, with their usual sense of justice, ladies argue that because a woman is handsome, therefore she is a fool. O ladies, ladies! there are some of you who are neither handsome nor wise. ”
― William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair

“It is better to love wisely, no doubt: but to love foolishly is better than not to be able to love at all”
― William Makepeace Thackeray

“If a man has committed wrong in life, I don't know any moralist more anxious to point his errors out to the world than his own relations...”
― William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair: A Novel Without A Hero

“Revenge may be wicked, but it’s natural.”
― William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair