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I could not answer the ceaseless inward question-why I thus suffered; now, at the distance of-I will not say how many years, I see it clearly.

Charlotte Bronte

Flirting is a woman’s trade, one must keep in practice.
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Flirt Flirty Sex Trade
Mademoiselle is a fairy,” he said, whispering mysteriously.
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Fairy Said Whispering
What you want to ignite in others must first burn inside yourself.
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First Ignite People Require
Good-night, my-” He stopped, bit his lip, and abruptly left me.
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Good Left Necessity Night
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
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
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
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
Adversity is a good school.
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Adversity School Trouble
It is a pity that doing one’s best does not always answer.
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Answer Country People Thank
You, Jane, I must have you for my own–entirely my own.
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Entire Own People World
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
A depressing and difficult passage has prefaced every page I have turned in life.
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Depressing Difficult Page
If he does go, the change will be doleful. Suppose he should be absent spring, summer, and autumn: how joyless sunshine and fine days will seem!
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Spring Summer Sunshine
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
I can live alone, if self-respect, and circumstances require me so to do. I need not sell my soul to buy bliss. I have an inward treasure born with me, which can keep me alive if all extraneous delights should be withheld, or offered only at a price I cannot afford to give.
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Circumstance Give Self Soul

I could not answer the ceaseless inward question-why I thus suffered; now, at the distance of-I will not say how many years, I see it clearly.

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