I gave him my heart, and he took and pinched it to death; and flung it back to me. People feel with their hearts, Ellen, and since he has destroyed mine, I have not power to feel for him.
EMILY BRONTEShall Earth no more inspire thee, Thou lonely dreamer now?
More Emily Bronte Quotes
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We must be for ourselves in the long run; the mild and generous are only more justly selfish than the domineering.
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You know, I’ve had a bitter, hard life since I last heard your voice and if I’ve survived it’s all because of you.
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In secret pleasure — secret tears, This changeful life has slipped away.
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She burned too bright for this world.
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Though earth and man were gone, And suns and universes ceased to be, And Thou wert left alone, Every existence would exist in Thee.
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I shall smile when wreaths of snow Blossom where the rose should grow.
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I can say with sincerity that I like cats. A cat is an animal which has more human feelings than almost any other.
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Nay, you’ll be ashamed of me everyday of your life,” he answered; “and the more ashamed, the more you know me; and I cannot bide it.
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You know that I could as soon forget you as my existence!
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He was attached by ties stronger than reason could break — chains, forged by habit, which it would be cruel to attempt to loosen.
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Yes, as my swift days near their goal, ’tis all that I implore: In life and death a chainless soul, with courage to endure.
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How cruel, your veins are full of ice-water and mine are boiling.
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Any relic of the dead is precious, if they were valued living.
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Every leaf speaks bliss to me, fluttering from the autumn tree.
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Oh, for the time when I shall sleep Without identity.
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