I cannot love thee; thou ‘rt worse than thy brother. Go, say thy prayers, child, and ask God’s pardon. I doubt thy mother and I must rue that we ever reared thee!
EMILY BRONTEI have to remind myself to breathe — almost to remind my heart to beat!
More Emily Bronte Quotes
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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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There is not room for Death, Nor atom that his might could render void: Thou – Thou art Being and Breath, And what Thou art may never be destroyed.
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I wish I were a girl again, half savage and hardy, and free… Why am I so changed? I’m sure I should be myself were I once among the heather on those hills.
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I cannot express it: but surely you and everybody have a notion that there is, or should be, an existence of yours beyond you.
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I’ll be as dirty as I please, and I like to be dirty, and I will be dirty!
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If he loved with all the powers of his puny being, he couldn’t love as much in eighty years as I could in a day.
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A sensible man ought to find sufficient company in himself.
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Nay, you’ll be ashamed of me everyday of your life,” he answered; “and the more ashamed, the more you know me; and I cannot bide it.
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It is strange people should be so greedy, when they are alone in the world.
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I understand that most ladies tend to prefer lap dogs…. Perhaps I am an exception.
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In secret pleasure — secret tears, This changeful life has slipped away.
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I see heaven’s glories shine and faith shines equal.
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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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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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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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