Grave Quote by Emily Brontë
“I wish I could hold you,' she continued, bitterly, 'till we were both dead! I shouldn't care what you suffered. I care nothing for your sufferings. Why shouldn't you suffer? I do! Will you forget me? Will you be happy when I am in the earth? Will you say twenty years hence, "That's the grave of Catherine Earnshaw? I loved her long ago, and was wretched to lose her; but it is past. I've loved many others since: my children are dearer to me than she was; and, at death, I shall not rejoice that I are going to her: I shall be sorry that I must leave them!" Will you say so, Heathcliff?”
About This Quote
Source Novel: Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë, 1847
A speaker expresses deep, conflicted love and lingering grief, questioning whether the beloved will remember them after death.
In simple terms: Love and grief intertwine, questioning memory after death.
Key Takeaway
Embrace love, but accept loss.
Themes
love
grief
memory
death
conflict
Mood
melancholic
reflective
Type
literary
emotional
When to use this quote
- Bereavement
- family remembrance
- legacy discussions
- reflecting on loss
Key Concepts
Romanticism
psychology
mortality
Questions to Reflect On
- How do you honor love after loss?
- Can grief be transformed into growth?
A Different Perspective
The intensity of love may not guarantee lasting remembrance.
