“I loved her against reason, against promise,  against peace, against hope, against happiness, against all  discouragement that could be. Once for all; I loved her none the less  because I knew it, and it had no more influence in restraining me, than  if I had devoutly believed her to be human perfection.” 
 —  Charles Dickens Great Expectations

I loved her against reason, against promise, against peace, against hope, against happiness, against all discouragement that could be. Once for all; I loved her none the less because I knew it, and it had no more influence in restraining me, than if I had devoutly believed her to be human perfection.

Charles Dickens Great Expectations