Emily Bronte Quotes, Mind Quotes, Wish Quotes

Earnsha was not to be civilized with a wish, and my young lady was no philosopher, and no paragon of patience; but both their minds tending to the same point - one loving and desiring to esteem, and the other loving and desiring to be esteemed - they contrived in the end to reach it.

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Shall Earth no more inspire thee, Thou lonely dreamer now?

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I ran to the children's room: their door was ajar, I saw they had never laid down, though it was past midnight; but they were calmer, and did not need me to console them. The little souls were comforting each other with better thoughts than I could have hit on: no parson in the world ever pictured heaven so beautifully as they did, in their innocent talk; and, while I sobbed, and listened. I could not help wishing we were all there safe together.

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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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Earth reserves no blessing For the unblessed of Heaven!

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And there you see the distinction between our feelings: had he been in my place, and I in his, though I hated him with a hatred that turned my life to gall, I never would have raised a hand against him. You may look incredulous, if you please! I never would have banished him from her society as long as she desired his. The moment her regard ceased, I would have torn his heart out and drank his blood! But, till then - if you don't believe me, you don't know me - til then, I would have died by inches before I touched a single hair on his head!

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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.

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You know, I've had a bitter, hard life since I last heard your voice and if I've survived it's all because of you.

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I wish I were a girl again, half-savage and hardy, and free.

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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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I will walk where my own nature would be leading.

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That is how I'm loved! Well, never mind. That is not my Heathcliff. I shall love mine yet; and take him with me: he's in my soul.

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I shall smile when wreaths of snow Blossom where the rose should grow.

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She went of her own accord,' answered the master; 'she has a right to go if she please. Trouble me no more about her. Hereafter she is only me sister in name: not because I disown her, but because she has disowned me.

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how cruel, your veins are full of ice-water and mine are boiling

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He’s more myself than I am

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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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He wanted all to lie in an ecstasy of peace; I wanted all to sparkle and dance in a glorious jubilee. I said his heaven would be only half alive; and he said mine would be drunk: I said I should fall asleep in his; and he said he could not breathe in mine.

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I cannot live without my life! I cannot live without my soul!

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I got the sexton, who was digging Linton's grave, to remove the earth off her coffin lid, and I opened it. I thought, once, I would have stayed there, when I saw her face again - it is hers yet - he had hard work to stir me; but he said it would change, if the air blew on it.

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