A sensible man ought to find sufficient company in himself.
EMILY BRONTE
EMILY BRONTE
Emily Bronte on company
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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.
Emily BronteEmily Bronte I have to remind myself to breathe — almost to remind my heart to beat!
Emily BronteEmily Bronte Thoughts are tyrants that return again and again to torment us.
Emily BronteEmily Bronte Shall Earth no more inspire thee, Thou lonely dreamer now?
Emily BronteEmily Bronte Time brought resignation and a melancholy sweeter than common joy.
Emily BronteEmily Bronte The old church tower and garden wall Are black with autumn rain And dreary winds foreboding call The darkness down again.
Emily BronteEmily Bronte My love for Heathcliff resembles the eternal rocks beneath: a source of little visible delight, but necessary.
Emily BronteEmily Bronte 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.
Emily BronteEmily Bronte May you not rest, as long as I am living. You said I killed you – haunt me, then.
Emily BronteEmily Bronte She burned too bright for this world.
Emily BronteEmily Bronte Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same.
Emily BronteEmily Bronte 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 BronteEmily Bronte And, even yet, I dare not let it languish, Dare not indulge in memory’s rapturous pain; Once drinking deep of that divinest anguish, How could I seek the empty world again?
Emily BronteEmily Bronte 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.
Emily BronteEmily Bronte If I could I would always work in silence and obscurity, and let my efforts be known by their results.
Emily BronteEmily Bronte You know that I could as soon forget you as my existence!
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