May you not rest, as long as I am living. You said I killed you – haunt me, then.
EMILY BRONTEI pray every night that I may live after him; because I would rather be miserable than that he should be — that proves I love him better than myself.
More Emily Bronte Quotes
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Treachery and violence are spears pointed at both ends; they wound those who resort to them worse than their enemies.
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If I had caused the cloud, it was my duty to make an effort to dispel it.
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If all else perished, and he remained, I should still continue to be; and if all else remained, and he were annihilated, the universe would turn to a mighty stranger.
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The old church tower and garden wall Are black with autumn rain And dreary winds foreboding call The darkness down again.
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The entire world is a collection of memoranda that she did exist, and that I have lost her.
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I am now quite cured of seeking pleasure in society, be it country or town.
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Earth reserves no blessing For the unblessed of Heaven!
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The clock strikes off the hollow half-hours of all the life that is left to you, one by one.
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It is hard to forgive, and to look at those eyes, and feel those wasted hands,’ he answered. ‘Kiss me again; and don’t let me see your eyes! I forgive what you have done to me. I love my murderer—but yours! How can I?
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By this curious turn of disposition I have gained the reputation of deliberate heartlessness; how undeserved, I alone can appreciate.
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It is for God to punish wicked people; we should learn to forgive.
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Last night, I was on the threshold of hell. To-day, I am within sight of my heaven. I have my eyes on it: hardly three feet to sever me!
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Be with me always – take any form – drive me mad! only do not leave me in this abyss, where I cannot find you! Oh, God! it is unutterable! I can not live without my life! I can not live without my soul!
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I pray every night that I may live after him; because I would rather be miserable than that he should be — that proves I love him better than myself.
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Honest people don’t hide their deeds.
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