A woman can hardly ever choose...she is dependent on what happens to her. She must take meaner things, because only meaner things are within her reach.

  • -- George Eliot 乔治·艾略特

女人几乎无法选择……她取决于发生在她身上的事。她必须接受更卑贱的东西,因为只有更卑贱的东西是她力所能及的。