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I mean that I value vision, and dread being struck stone blind.

Charlotte Bronte

The vehemence of emotion, stirred by grief and love within me, was claiming mastery, and struggling for full sway; and asserting a right to predominate: to overcome, to live, rise, and reign at last; yes,–and to speak.
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Grief Love Struggle
Take my love. One day share my life. Be my dearest, first on earth.
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Day Earth First One
I have no wish to talk nonsense.” “If you did, it would be in such a grave, quiet manner, I should mistake it for sense.
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Grave Mistake Talk Wish
Oh madam, when you put bread and cheese, instead of burnt porridge, into these children’s mouths, you may indeed feed their vile bodies, but you little think how you starve their immortal souls!
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Children Soul Think
Flirting is a woman’s trade, one must keep in practice.
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Flirt Flirty Sex Trade
You, Jane, I must have you for my own–entirely my own.
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Entire Own People World
I doubt if I have made the best use of all my calamities. Soft, amiable natures they would have refined to saintliness; of strong, evil spirits they would have made demons; as for me, I have only been a woe-struck and selfish woman.
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Evil Refined Selfish Strong
Jane Eyre “I desired more…than was within my reach. Who blames me? Many call me discontented. I couldn’t help it: the restlessness is in my nature; it agitated me to pain sometimes.
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Blame Disconnect Help Pain
A depressing and difficult passage has prefaced every page I have turned in life.
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Depressing Difficult Page
Remorse is the poison of life.
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Poison Regret Remorse
as much good-will may be conveyed in one hearty word as in many.
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Hearty Hope Kindness
Adversity is a good school.
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Adversity School Trouble
I have no wish to talk nonsense.” “If you did, it would be in such a grave, quiet manner, I should mistake it for sense.
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Grave Mistake Quiet Wish
There is nothing I fear so much as idleness, the want of occupation, inactivity, the lethargy of the faculties; when the body is idle, the spirit suffers painfully.
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Body Occupation Suffering
Too often do reviewers remind us of the mob of Astrologers, Chaldeans, and Soothsayers gathered before ‘the writing on the wall’ and unable to read the characters or make known the interpretation.
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Character Wall Writing
Good-night, my-” He stopped, bit his lip, and abruptly left me.
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Good Left Necessity Night

I mean that I value vision, and dread being struck stone blind.

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