“The world is quite as beautiful as the poets say, but life is very different. There is nothing poetic or romantic about that; and as to falling in love like the girls always do in plays and stories, it is impossible. The real men are all so common-place-looking.”
Quotes by Lanoe Falconer
“We never, I suppose, appreciate heaven till we have at least looked into hell.”
Lanoe FalconerLanoe Falconer, born Mary Elizabeth Hawker, was a Scottish writer renowned for her short fiction, particularly during the late 19th century. After relocating to England, she adopted her pseudonym in 1...