I like not only to be loved, but also to be told that I am loved. I am not sure that you are of the same mind. But the realm of silence is large enough beyond the grave. This is the world of light and speech, and I shall take leave to tell you that you are very dear. George Eliot
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I like not only to be loved, but also to be told that I am loved. I am not sure that you are of the same mind. But the realm of silence is large enough beyond the grave. This is the world of light and speech, and I shall take leave to tell you that you are very dear." In this quote, Elizabeth Barrett Browning seems to have fallen in love with Robert with a passion that blinded her to all reason. She was so enthralled with him that she overlooked his faults and became a blind idealist.

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