“If I failed in what I now designed to undertake, who, save myself, would suffer?” — Charlotte Brontë Failed Copy Share Image
The man of regular life and rational mind never despairs. — Charlotte Bronte Despair Copy Share Image
“In her past were sweet passages, in her future rosy hopes.” — Charlotte Brontë Charlottebronte Copy Share Image
“In catalepsy and a dead trance, I studiously held the quick of my nature.” — Charlotte Brontë Nature Copy Share Image
You, sir, are the most phantom-like of all; you are a mere dream — Charlotte Bronte Dream Copy Share Image
But afterwards, is there nothing more for me in life - no true home - nothing to be dearer to me than… — Charlotte Bronte Home Copy Share Image
I knew you would do me good in some way, at some time--I saw it in your eyes when I first beheld… — Charlotte Bronte Eye Copy Share Image
It is far better to endure patiently a smart which nobody feels but yourself, than to commit a hasty action whose evil… — Charlotte Bronte Action Copy Share Image
When we are struck at without a reason, we should strike back again very hard; I am sure we should - so… — Charlotte Bronte Persons Copy Share Image
“Where did you get your copies?" "Out of my head." "That head I see now on your shoulders?" "Yes, sir.” — Charlotte Brontë Copies Copy Share Image
“Si-atunci, de ce sa ne lasam prada disperarii, cand viata se termina atat de curand si moartea este o intrare atat de… — Charlotte Brontë Amor Copy Share Image
No mockery in the world ever sounds to me as hollow as that of being told to cultivate happiness. Happiness is not… — Charlotte Bronte Happiness Copy Share Image
I loved him very much - more than I could trust myself to say - more than words had power to express."… — Charlotte Bronte Loved Copy Share Image
“I have been wrongly accused; and you, ma'am, and everybody else, will now think me wicked." "We shall think you what you… — Charlotte Brontë Accused Copy Share Image
“Well, what did he want?" "Merely to tell you that your uncle, Mr. Eyre of Madeira, is dead; that he has left… — Charlotte Brontë Uncle Copy Share Image
“And it is you, spirit--with will and energy, and virtue and purity--that I want: not alone your brittle frame. Of yourself you… — Charlotte Brontë Essence Copy Share Image
Oh madam, when you put bread and cheese, instead of burnt porridge, into these children's mouths, you may indeed feed their vile… — Charlotte Bronte Body Copy Share Image
“Reader, do you know, as I do, what terror those cold people can put into the ice of their questions? How much… — Charlotte Brontë Books Copy Share Image
Que me voulez-vous?' said he in a growl of which the music was wholly confined to his chest and throat, for he… — Charlotte Bronte Answers Copy Share Image
“He saw nature - he saw books through me; and never did I weary of gazing for his behalf, and of putting… — Charlotte Brontë Books Copy Share Image
“But when one does not complain, and when one wants to master oneself with a tyrant’s grip — one’s faculties rise in… — Charlotte Brontë 2 Copy Share Image
“At that time, I well remember whatever could excite - certain accidents of the weather, for instance, were almost dreaded by me,… — Charlotte Brontë Anxious Copy Share Image
It is strange,' pursued he, 'that while I love Rosomond Oliver so wildly-with all the intensity, indeed, of a first passion, the… — Charlotte Bronte Beautiful Copy Share Image
“The same hostile roof now again rose before me; my prospects were doubtful yet; and I had yet an aching heart: I… — Charlotte Bronte Fear Copy Share Image
“Georgiana, a more vain and absurd animal than you, was certainly never allowed to cumber the earth. You had no right to… — Charlotte Brontë Existence Copy Share Image
“Her eyes were the eyes of one who can remember; one whose childhood does not fade like a dream, nor whose youth… — Charlotte Brontë Children Copy Share Image
“I fear a high wind, because storm demands that exertion of strength and use of action I always yield with pain; but… — Charlotte Brontë Fall Copy Share Image
“As I exclaimed 'Jane! Jane! Jane!' a voice- I cannot tell whence the voice came, but I know whose voice it was-… — Charlotte Brontë Charlotte-bronte Copy Share Image
“When once more alone, I reviewed the information I had got; looked into my heart, examined its thoughts and feelings, and endeavoured… — Charlotte Bronte Last night Copy Share Image
“You know I am too English to get up a vehement friendship all at once.” — Charlotte Brontë Britishness Copy Share Image
“I wanted to hear his voice again, yet feared to meet his eye.” — Charlotte Brontë Feared Copy Share Image
“Now, when any vicious simpleton excites my disgust by his paltry ribaldry…” — Charlotte Brontë Disgust Copy Share Image
Silence is of different kinds, and breathes different meanings. — Charlotte Bronte Breathe Copy Share Image
But what is so headstrong as youth? What so blind as inexperience? — Charlotte Bronte Blind Copy Share Image
I try to avoid looking forward or backward, and try to keep looking upward. — Charlotte Bronte Backward Copy Share Image