Who said "The eye is a window, but the heart is a fortress."?

This quote is attributed to Thomas Hardy.

The eye is a window, but the heart is a fortress. - Thomas Hardy

"The eye is a window, but the heart is a fortress."

Thomas Hardy Strength

Novelist Poet English 1840–1928

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