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Anne Bronte (1820 – 1849)


British novelist and poet, the youngest sibling of Charlotte and Emily Brontė.
Anne Bronte
There is always a 'but' in this imperfect world.
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"A light wind swept over the corn; and all nature laughed in the sunshine."
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"Never mind our kind friends: if they can part our bodies, it is enough; in God's name, let them not sunder our souls!"




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"It is natural for our unamiable sex to dislike the creatures, for you ladies lavish so many caresses upon them."
Bronte Anne
God will judge us by our own thoughts and deeds, not by what others say about us.
Anne Bronte quotes
"I imagine, there must be only a very, very few men in the world that I should like to marry; and of those few, it is ten to one I may never be acquainted with one; or if I should, it is twenty to one he may not happen to be single, or to take a fancy to me."
Anne Bronte
"A hardness such as this is taught by rough experience and despair alone."
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"His idea of a wife is a thing to love one devotedly, and to stay at home - to wait upon her husband, and amuse him and minister to his comfort in every possible way, while he chooses to stay with her; and, when he is absent, to attend to his interests, domestic or otherwise, and patiently wait his return; no matter how he may be occupied in the meantime."
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"I’ll promise to think twice before I take any important step you seriously disapprove of."
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"I ever give a thought to another, you may well spare it, for those fancies are here and gone like a flash of lightning, while my love for you burns on steadily, and for ever, like the sun."
Anne Bronte
And, O! there lives within my heart
A hope long nursed by me,
(And should its cheering ray depart
How dark my soul would be)




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"When I spend my money I like to enjoy the full value of it."
Anne Bronte
"I have no cause to fear; and if they scorn me as a victim of their guilt, I can pity their folly and despise their scorn."
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If we can only speak to slander our betters, let us hold our tongues.
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"Bad news flies fast."
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"This is double selfishness displayed to me and to the victims of his former love."
Anne Bronte
"I perceive, with joy, my most valued friend, that the cloud of your displeasure has past away; the light of your countenance blesses me once more, and you desire the continuation of my story: therefore, without more ado, you shall have it."
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"I went home very happy, with a heart brimful of complacency for myself, and overflowing with love for Eliza."
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"A good honest answer - wonderful for a girl!"
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"I wanted no confidante in my distress. I deserved none, and I wanted none. I had taken the burden upon myself; let me bear it alone."


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