As conflagrations light up a whole city, so revolutions illuminate the whole human race. And what is the revolution that we shall cause? the Revolution of the True.
fromLes MisérablesbyVictor HugoHappiness is like the enchanted palaces we read of in our childhood, where fierce, fiery dragons defend the entrance and approach.
fromThe Count of Monte CristobyAlexandre DumasUnhappiness is like the rain: it patters at first, then pours, and when you think it is over, a fresh cloud breaks above your head.
fromThe Count of Monte CristobyAlexandre DumasYou seek for knowledge and wisdom, as I once did; and I ardently hope that the gratification of your wishes may not be a serpent to sting you.
fromFrankensteinbyMary ShelleyRough as a saw-edge, and hard as whinstone! The less you meddle with him the better.
fromWuthering HeightsbyEmily BronteWhatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same; and Linton’s is as different as a moonbeam from lightning, or frost from fire.
fromWuthering HeightsbyEmily Bronte