--- title: "3 Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre Quotes" description: "Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre has 3 quotes on SMS4Smile. Browse their most insightful sayings." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/53e/charlotte-bront-jane-eyre-7451_book_with-the-book-on-my-knee-i-was-happy-i-f_641970.jpg" --- # Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre **3** quotes in **9** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet ## Quotes by Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre > [“with the book on my knee , i was happy ,i feared nothing except interruption.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlotte-bront-jane-eyre/with-the-book-on-my-knee-i-was-happy-i-feared-nothing-except/) Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre [Book](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/book/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/53e/charlotte-bront-jane-eyre-7451_book_with-the-book-on-my-knee-i-was-happy-i-f_641970.jpg) > [“You think all existence lapses in as quiet a flow as that in which your youth has hitherto slid away. Floating on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlotte-bront-jane-eyre/you-think-all-existence-lapses-in-as-quiet-a-flow-as-that-in-which/) Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre [Charlotte-bronte](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/charlotte-bronte-2/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ea/charlotte-bront-jane-eyre-7451_charlotte-bronte_you-think-all-existence-lapses-in-as-qui_1314981.jpg) > [“I will keep the law given by God; sanctioned by man. I will hold to the principles received by me when I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlotte-bront-jane-eyre/i-will-keep-the-law-given-by-god-sanctioned-by-man-i-will-hold-to-the-2/) Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/25f/charlotte-bront-jane-eyre-7451_heart-beating_i-will-keep-the-law-given-by-god-sanctio_1588585.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlotte-bront-jane-eyre/#itemlist", "name": "Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre Quotes", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“with the book on my knee , i was happy ,i feared nothing except interruption.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlotte-bront-jane-eyre/with-the-book-on-my-knee-i-was-happy-i-feared-nothing-except/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/53e/charlotte-bront-jane-eyre-7451_book_with-the-book-on-my-knee-i-was-happy-i-f_641970.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/53e/charlotte-bront-jane-eyre-7451_book_with-the-book-on-my-knee-i-was-happy-i-f_641970.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/53e/charlotte-bront-jane-eyre-7451_book_with-the-book-on-my-knee-i-was-happy-i-f_641970.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“with the book on my knee , i was happy ,i feared nothing except interruption.” — Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“You think all existence lapses in as quiet a flow as that in which your youth has hitherto slid away. 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