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.
EMILY BRONTE
EMILY BRONTE
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Emily Bronte100 quotes“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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Emily BronteEmily Bronte Heaven did not seem to be my home; and I broke my heart with weeping to come back to earth; and the angels were so angry that they flung me out into the middle of the heath on the top of Wuthering Heights; where I woke sobbing for joy.
Emily BronteEmily Bronte Nonsense, do you imagine he has thought as much of you as you have of him?
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