Best Nathaniel Hawthorne Thoughts
- His stories are good to hear at night, because we can dream about them asleep; and good in the morning, too, because then we can… Asleep
- And there I sat, long long ago, waiting for the world to know me. Ago
- She poured out the liquid music of her voice to quench the thirst of his spirit. Liquid
- She could no longer borrow from the future to ease her present grief. Borrow
- In the depths of every heart there is a tomb and a dungeon, though the lights, the music, and the revelry above may cause us… Cause
- Depending upon one another's hearts, ye had still hoped that virtue were not all a dream. Now are ye undeceived. Evil is the nature of… All
- She had not known the weight until she felt the freedom. Felt
- Some attribute had departed from her, the permanence of which had been essential to keep her a woman. Such is frequently the fate, and such… All
- She wanted—what some people want throughout life—a grief that should deeply touch her, and thus humanize and make her capable of sympathy. Capable
- Amid the seeming confusion of our mysterious world , individuals are so nicely adjusted to a system, and systems to one another and to a… Adjusted
- I sometimes fancy," said Hilda, on whose susceptibility the scene always made a strong impression, "that Rome--mere Rome--will crowd everything else out of my heart. Always Made
- When an uninstructed multitude attempts to see with its eyes, it is exceedingly apt to be deceived. Apt
- Pleasant is a rainy winter's day, within doors! The best study for such a day, or the best amusement,—call it which you will,—is a book… Amusement
- Cannot you conceive that another man may wish well to the world and struggle for its good on some other plan than precisely that which… Another Man
- It is remarkable, that persons who speculate the most boldly often conform with the most perfect quietude to the external regulations of society. The thoughts… Action
- All merely graceful attributes are usually the most evanescent. All
- To the untrue man, the whole universe is false- it is impalpable- it shrinks to nothing within his grasp. And he himself is in so… Becomes
- I find nothing so singular to life as that everything appears to lose its substance the instant one actually grapples with it. Appears
- It [the scarlet letter] had the effect of a spell, taking her out of the ordinary relations with humanity, and enclosing her in a sphere… Effect
- ...happiness is not found in things you possess, but in what you have the courage to release... Courage
- Let men tremble to win the hand of woman, unless they win along with it the utmost passion of her heart! Else it may be… All
- In all her intercourse with society, however, there was nothing that made her feel as if she belonged to it... She stood apart from mortal… All
- She had wandered, without rule or guidance, into a moral wilderness... Her intellect and heart had their home, as it were, in desert places, where… Amiss
- it is a curious subject of observation and inquiry, whether hatred and love be not the same thing at bottom. Bottom
- To-morrow would bring its own trial with it; so would the next day, and so would the next; each its own trial, and yet the… Accumulating
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