Terror made me cruel.
EMILY BRONTEHe was attached by ties stronger than reason could break — chains, forged by habit, which it would be cruel to attempt to loosen.
More Emily Bronte Quotes
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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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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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I’ve dreamt in my life dreams that have stayed with me ever after.
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Honest people don’t hide their deeds.
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A good heart will help you to a bonny face, my lad and a bad one will turn the bonniest into something worse than ugly.
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It is for God to punish wicked people; we should learn to forgive.
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Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same.
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I understand that most ladies tend to prefer lap dogs…. Perhaps I am an exception.
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Nonsense, do you imagine he has thought as much of you as you have of him?
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He was attached by ties stronger than reason could break — chains, forged by habit, which it would be cruel to attempt to loosen.
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May you not rest, as long as I am living. You said I killed you – haunt me, then.
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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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You have been compelled to cultivate your reflective faculties, for want of occasions for frittering your life away in silly trifles.
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A messenger of Hope comes every night to me, And offers for short life, eternal liberty.
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Yes, as my swift days near their goal, ’tis all that I implore: In life and death a chainless soul, with courage to endure.
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