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.
EMILY BRONTELove is like the wild rose-briar; Friendship like the holly-tree. The holly is dark when the rose-briar blooms, but which will bloom most constantly?
More Emily Bronte Quotes
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Shall Earth no more inspire thee, Thou lonely dreamer now?
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He might as well plant an oak in a flowerpot, and expect it to thrive, as imagine he can restore her to vigour in the soil of his shallow cares!
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I have fled my country and gone to the heather.
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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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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 clock strikes off the hollow half-hours of all the life that is left to you, one by one.
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He’ll love and hate equally under cover, and esteem it a species of impertinence to loved or hated again.
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Any relic of the dead is precious, if they were valued living.
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It is astonishing how sociable I feel myself compared with him.
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Earth reserves no blessing For the unblessed of Heaven!
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I shall smile when wreaths of snow Blossom where the rose should grow.
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I can say with sincerity that I like cats. A cat is an animal which has more human feelings than almost any other.
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Good words,” I replied. “But deeds must prove it also; and after he is well, remember you don’t forget resolutions formed in the hour of fear.
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No coward soul is mine.
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They forgot everything the minute they were together again.
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