I gave him my heart, and he took and pinched it to death; and flung it back to me. People feel with their hearts, Ellen, and since he has destroyed mine, I have not power to feel for him.
EMILY BRONTEShall Earth no more inspire thee, Thou lonely dreamer now?
More Emily Bronte Quotes
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I wish I were a girl again, half-savage and hardy, and free.
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Proud people breed sad sorrows for themselves.
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I have lost the faculty of enjoying their destruction, and I am too idle to destroy for nothing.
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I have to remind myself to breathe — almost to remind my heart to beat!
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Vain are the thousand creeds That move men’s hearts, unutterably vain; Worthless as withered weeds, Or idlest froth amid the boundless main.
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I despise him for himself, and hate him for the memories he revives!
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I am now quite cured of seeking pleasure in society, be it country or town. A sensible man ought to find sufficient company in himself.
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Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same.
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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 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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Shall Earth no more inspire thee, Thou lonely dreamer now?
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Sweet Love of youth, forgive, if I forget thee, While the world’s tide is bearing me along; Sterner desires and darker hopes beset me, Hopes which obscure, but cannot do thee wrong.
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My love for Heathcliff resembles the eternal rocks beneath: a source of little visible delight, but necessary.
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I love the ground under his feet, and the air over his head, and everything he touches and every word he says. I love all his looks, and all his actions and him entirely and all together.
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A person who has not done one half his day’s work by ten o clock, runs a chance of leaving the other half undone.
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