Bless thy simplicity, Tess Autore: Thomas Hardy Copy Quote More from Thomas Hardy “Each pedestrian could see no halo but his or her own, which never deserted the …” “Love is a possible strength in an actual weakness.” “A man's body is as the shell, or the tablet, of his soul, as he is reserved or …” “and she had altogether the air of a woman clipped and pruned by severe discipli…”