“Vain favour! coming, like most other favours long deferred and often wished for, too late!” — Charlotte Brontë Too late Copy Share Image
“Why can she not influence him more, when she is privileged to draw so near to him?” I asked myself. “Surely she… — Charlotte Bronte Discretion Copy Share Image
“If I failed in what I now designed to undertake, who, save myself, would suffer?” — Charlotte Brontë Failure Copy Share Image
“For those who are not hungry, it is easy to palaver about the degradation of charity, and so on: but they forget… — Charlotte Brontë Brevity of life Copy Share Image
flattery would be worse than vain; there is no consolation in flattery. — Charlotte Bronte Consolation Copy Share Image
“Now, when any vicious simpleton excites my disgust by his paltry ribaldry…” — Charlotte Brontë Humor Copy Share Image
I try to avoid looking forward or backward, and try to keep looking upward. — Charlotte Bronte Inspirational Copy Share Image
It is in vain to say human beings ought to be satisfied with tranquility: they must have action; and they will make… — Charlotte Bronte Action Copy Share Image
“There are certain natures of which the mutual influence is such, that the more they say, the more they have to say.… — Charlotte Brontë Amalgamation 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
“...as much goodwill may be conveyed in one hearty word as in many.” — Charlotte Brontë Copy Share Image
I was glad of it: I never liked long walks, especially on chilly afternoons: dreadful to me was the coming home in… — Charlotte Bronte Afternoon Copy Share Image
Women are supposed to be very calm generally: but women feel just as men feel; they need exercise for their faculties, and… — Charlotte Bronte Absolutes Copy Share Image
“I ever wished to look as well as I could, and to please as much as my want of beauty would permit.… — Charlotte Brontë Beauty Copy Share Image
“Eight years! you must be tenacious of life. I thought half the time in such a place would have done up any… — Charlotte Brontë Another world Copy Share Image
“Is that the summit of earthly happiness, the end of life - to love? I don't think it is. It may be… — Charlotte Brontë Death Copy Share Image
My future husband was becoming to me my whole world; and more than the world: almost my hope of heaven. He stood… — Charlotte Bronte Becoming Copy Share Image
“I will, in few words. You are cold, because you are alone: no contact strikes the fire from you that is in… — Charlotte Brontë Charlotte-bronte Copy Share Image
“Most true is it that 'beauty is in the eye of the gazer.' My master’s colourless, olive face, square, massive brow, broad… — Charlotte Brontë Beauty Copy Share Image
“Then her soul sat on her lips, and language flowed, from what source I cannot tell.” — Charlotte Brontë Copy Share Image
“I believe in that goodly mansion, his heart, he kept one little place under the skylights where Lucy might have entertainment, if… — Charlotte Brontë Friendship Copy Share Image
Good-night, my-" He stopped, bit his lip, and abruptly left me. — Charlotte Bronte Good night Copy Share Image
“Si poate ca si el avusese dreptate, cunoscandu-se cum se cunoastea, sa se abtina de la orice promisiune. E adevarat ca ma… — Charlotte Brontë Copy Share Image
I scorn your idea of love,' I could not help saying, as I rose up and stood before him, leaning my back… — Charlotte Bronte Counterfeit Copy Share Image
