Life, I fancy, would very often be insupportable, but for the luxury of self-compassion. Auteur: George Gissing Copy Quote More from George Gissing “It is the mind which creates the world around us, and even though we stand side…” “—Amy said that would be an imprudent expense; but as soon as he had got a good …” “I know every book of mine by its smell, and I have but to put my nose between t…” “Money is time. With money I buy for cheerful use the hours which otherwise woul…”