We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.
It is never too late to be what you might have been.
GE George EliotNovelist · 1819–1880What this quote means
A quiet rebuttal to the idea that doors close with age. Eliot insists that becoming who you might have been is always available, starting now.
Context
Pen name of Mary Ann Evans, one of the leading English novelists of the Victorian era, known for psychological depth and moral seriousness.
This line is among the quotes by George Eliot that readers return to on motivation — a small, portable reminder to carry into the morning.
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