black
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And with that answer, he left me. I would much rather he had knocked me down.

Charlotte Bronte

A depressing and difficult passage has prefaced every page I have turned in life.
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Depressing Difficult Page
as much good-will may be conveyed in one hearty word as in many.
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Hearty Hope Kindness
Memory in youth is active and easily impressible; in old age it is comparatively callous to new impressions, but still retains vividly those of earlier years.
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Age Memories Year
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
What you want to ignite in others must first burn inside yourself.
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First Ignite People Require
Such is the imperfect nature of man! such spots are there on the disc of the clearest planet; and eyes like Miss Scatcherd’s can only see those minute defects, and are blind to the full brightness of the orb.
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Eye Men Missing
I think you will learn to be natural with me, as I find it impossible to be conventional with you
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Impossible Natural Think
I seem to have gathered up a stray lamb in my arms: you wandered out of the fold to seek your shepherd, did you, Jane?
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Arm Lamb Shepherds
Reader, I married him.
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Classic Married Reader
For I too liked reading, thought of a frivolous and childish kind; I could not digest or comprehend the serious or substantial.
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Kind Read Serious
Take my love. One day share my life. Be my dearest, first on earth.
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Day Earth First One
Remorse is the poison of life.
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Poison Regret Remorse
You transfix me quite.
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Life Person Quiet Transmix
I am not your dear; I cannot lie down: send me to school soon, Mrs. Reed, for I hate to live here.
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Hate Lying School
Rochester: I am to take mademoiselle to the moon, and there I shall seek a cave in one of the white valleys among the volcano-tops, and mademoiselle shall live with me there, and only me.
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Moon Volcanoes White
The cool peace and dewy sweetness of the night filled me with a mood of hope: not hope on any definite point, but a general sense of encouragement and heart-ease.
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Encouragement Heart Night

And with that answer, he left me. I would much rather he had knocked me down.

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