It would be at once his sheath and his armor, and his weapons to destroy us, his enemies, who are willing to peril even our own souls for the safety of one we love. For the good of mankind, and for the honor and glory of God.
BRAM STOKERAs yet we know nothing of what goes to create or evoke the active spark of life.
More Bram Stoker Quotes
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How blessed are some people, whose lives have no fears, no dreads; to whom sleep is a blessing that comes nightly, and brings nothing but sweet dreams.
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I suppose that we women are such cowards that we think a man will save us from fears, and we marry him.
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Oh, the terrible struggle that I have had against sleep so often of late; the pain of the sleeplessness, or the pain of the fear of sleep, and with such unknown horror as it has for me!
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A brave man’s hand can speak for itself, it does not even need a woman’s love to hear its music.
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This man belongs to me, I want him!
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Whether it is the old lady’s fear, or the many ghostly traditions of this place, or the crucifix itself, I do not know, but I am not feeling nearly as easy in my mind as usual.
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Our toil must be in silence, and our efforts all in secret; for this enlightened age, when men believe not even what they see, the doubting of wise men would be his greatest strength.
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Though sympathy alone can’t alter facts, it can help to make them more bearable.
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Though sympathy alone can’t alter facts, it can help to make them more bearable.
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It is only when a man feels himself face to face with such horrors that he can understand their true import.
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He means to succeed, and a man who has centuries before him can afford to wait and to go slow.
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There are such beings as vampires, some of us have evidence that they exist. Even had we not the proof of our own unhappy experience, the teachings and the records of the past give proof enough for sane peoples.
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Once again…welcome to my house. Come freely. Go safely; and leave something of the happiness you bring.
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Yes, there is some one I love, though he has not told me yet that he even loves me.
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If this be an ordered selfishness, then we should pause before we condemn any one for the vice of egoism, for there may be deeper root for its causes than we have knowledge of.
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