A person who has not done one half his day's work by ten o clock, runs a chance of leaving the other half undone.

He might as well plant an oak in a flowerpot, and expect it to thrive, as imagine he can restore her to vigour in the soil of his shallow cares!

I'll be as dirty as I please, and I like to be dirty, and I will be dirty!

I cannot love thee; thou 'rt worse than thy brother. Go, say thy prayers, child, and ask God's pardon. I doubt thy mother and I must rue that we ever reared thee!

My love for Heathcliff resembles the eternal rocks beneath: a source of little visible delight, but necessary.

I ran to the children's room: their door was ajar, I saw they had never laid down, though it was past midnight; but they were calmer, and did not need me to console them. The little souls were comforting each other with better thoughts than I could have hit on: no parson in the world ever pictured heaven so beautifully as they did, in their innocent talk; and, while I sobbed, and listened. I could not help wishing we were all there safe together.

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