"He is very fond of me, almost too……" — Anne Bronte
"He is very fond of me, almost too fond. I could do with less caressing and more rationality. I should like to be less of a pet and more of a friend, if I might choose; but I won't complain of that: I am only afraid his affection loses in depth where it gains in ardour. I sometimes liken it to a fire of dry twigs and branches compared with one of solid coal, very bright and hot; but if it should burn itself out and leave nothing but ashes behind."
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Anne Bronte
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80 Quotes by Anne Bronte
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Thank heaven, I am free and safe at last!
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Yet, should thy darkest fears be true, If Heaven be so severe, That such a soul as thine is lost,…
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