Quote by Charlotte Brontë

“The little that he had said, thus far, had been sufficient to convince me that I was speaking to a gentleman. He had what…

— Wilkie Collins

“Understand, daughter, that the only reason for your existing was as a tribute to your uncle-father. You were meant to love him. I planned…

— Katherine Dunn

“It was my mother who regularly reminded me that I was merely a steward of any wealth I gained. With wealth came the responsibility…

— Bill Gates

“Rhys told himself that everything came with a price. He’d made a difficult choice years ago to regain all he had, and some days…

— Julie Anne Long

“For a moment he was filled with envy, revolt, and bitter jealousy. He asked himself why he was poor whilst others were rich.”

— Émile Zola

“And this was known as that greatest of treasures, which is Hope. It was a good way of getting poorer really very quickly, and…

— Terry Pratchett

“Mr. Rochester : Your gaze is very direct, Miss Eyre. Do you think me handsome? Jane Eyre: No, sir.”

— Charlotte Brontë

“RICH I’m lamenting. I’ve lost my innocence. CROMWELL You lost that some time ago. If you’ve only just noticed, it can’t have been very…

— Robert Bolt

“I was rich, for there was nothing else that I needed or wanted.”

— Mark Warren

“There was very little that his position called upon him to do, but there was much that it forbad him to do. It was…

— Anthony Trollope

“There was always a grandeur and a nobility in my megalomania. And also something cheap and loathsome that I could not help.”

— Pat Conroy

“The old marchioness had him tracing down bed hangings and carpets for her. Send that. Be here. To her, all the world was a…

— Hilary Mantel