Feeling Quote by Charlotte Brontë
““I sometimes have a queer feeling with regard to you - especially when you are near me, as now: it is as if I had a string somewhere under my left ribs, tightly and inextricably knotted to a similar string situated in the corresponding quarter of your little frame. And if that boisterous channel, and two hundred miles or so of land some broad between us, I am afraid that cord of communion will be snapt; and then I've a nervous notion I should take to bleeding inwardly. As for you - you'd forget me.””
About This Quote
Source Novel: Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë, 1847
A deep, almost physical connection feels threatened by distance, causing anxiety about losing intimacy.
In simple terms: Close bonds feel fragile when apart.
Key Takeaway
Nurture closeness despite distance.
Themes
love
anxiety
connection
Mood
longing
hopeful
Type
romantic
reflective
When to use this quote
- long‑distance relationships
- friendships
- family ties
Key Concepts
attachment theory
emotional intimacy
distance anxiety
Questions to Reflect On
- How do you sustain emotional closeness when apart?
- What rituals keep you linked across distance?
A Different Perspective
Physical proximity isn’t the only way to maintain connection.
