I'm wearying to escape into that glorious world, and to be always there; not seeing it dimly through tears, and yearning for it through the walls of an aching heart; but really with it, and in it.

Time brought resignation and a melancholy sweeter than common joy.

Your presence is a moral poison that would contaminate the most virtuous

If I could I would always work in silence and obscurity, and let my efforts be known by their results.

Nelly, I am Heathcliff! He's always, always in my mind: not as a pleasure, any more than I am always a pleasure to myself, but as my own being.

I despise him for himself, and hate him for the memories he revives!

I am now quite cured of seeking pleasure in society, be it country or town. A sensible man ought to find sufficient company in himself.