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And yet, unless my senses deceive me, the old centuries had, and have, powers of their own which mere ‘modernity’ cannot kill.

Bram Stoker

I sometimes think we must be all mad and that we shall wake to sanity in strait-waistcoats.
BRAM STOKER

Mad Must Sanity Sometimes Strait Waistcoat Wake
Then a dog began to howl somewhere in a farmhouse far down the road, a long, agonized wailing, as if from fear. The sound was taken up by another dog, and then another and another, till, borne on the wind which now sighed softly through the Pass.
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Agonize Began Dog Down Farmhouse Fear From Howl Long Road Somewhere Walk
It is only when a man feels himself face to face with such horrors that he can understand their true import.
BRAM STOKER

Facem Such Feel Himself Horror Import Man Only True Understand
She has man’s brain–a brain that a man should have were he much gifted–and woman’s heart. The good God fashioned her for a purpose, believe me when He made that so good combination.
BRAM STOKER

Brain Gift Heart Man Much Should Women
Chasing an errant swarm of bees is nothing to following a naked lunatic when the fit of escaping is upon him!
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Bees Escaping Following Naked Nothing
There was one great tomb more lordly than all the rest; huge it was, and nobly proportioned. On it was but one word, DRACULA.
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Dracula Great Huge More One Proposition Rest Tomb Tordly Word
It is really wonderful how much resilience there is in human nature. Let any obstructing cause, no matter what, be removed in any way, even by death, and we fly back to first principles of hope and enjoyment.
BRAM STOKER

Matter Principles Resilience
We are all drifting reefwards now, and faith is our only anchor.
BRAM STOKER

All Anchor Drift Faith Now Only Our Reward
The angels of the dark, restoring sight; We go — the pains of Day to soothe, console — Awake, arise! Behold thou art made whole.
BRAM STOKER

Angel Dark Important Nothing Restore Seem Sufficient Worth
I have a sort of empty feeling; nothing in the world seems of sufficient importance to be worth the doing.
BRAM STOKER

Doing Empty Feel Importance Nothing Seem Sort Sufficient World Worth
Once again…welcome to my house. Come freely. Go safely; and leave something of the happiness you bring.
BRAM STOKER

Again Come Freely House Once Welcome
For now, feeling as though my own brain were unhinged or as if the shock had come which must end in its undoing, I turn to my diary for repose. The habit of entering accurately must help sooth me.
BRAM STOKER

Brain Diaries Feelings Shock Thought
He may not enter anywhere at the first, unless there be some one of the household who bid him to come, though afterwards he can come as he please.
BRAM STOKER

Firsts Household May Please
Ah, we men and women are like ropes drawn tight with strain that pull us in different directions.
BRAM STOKER

All Different Direction Drawn Fight Like Men Pull Rope Strain Women
We see radiating many long arms with innumerable tentaculae, and in the centre rises a gigantic head with a comprehensive brain and keen eyes to look on every side and ears sensitive to hear–and a voracious mouth to swallow.
BRAM STOKER

Arm Comprehensive Gigantic Hear Mouth Radiating Shallow Tentaculae
We learn of great things by little experiences.
BRAM STOKER

Experience Great Learn Little Thing

And yet, unless my senses deceive me, the old centuries had, and have, powers of their own which mere ‘modernity’ cannot kill.

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