Heathcliff

Character in Wuthering Heights From: Wuthering Heights

Foundling raised by the Earnshaws; becomes the central antagonist driven by revenge and passion

257 quotes

"I have crossed oceans of time to find you."
Love
"The punishment of my wickedness, I suppose."
Wisdom
"You see I am nothing canny."
Truth
"The entire world is nothing to me, but you."
"One word now, would be healing—its silence is hellish delight."
"I have not broken your heart—you have broken it; and in breaking it, you have broken mine."
"I'm running mad with desire and despair!"
"Vengeance is a kind of wild justice."
Justice
"Such abuse had long since hardened me against contempt."
Strength
"The tyrant grinds down his slaves with a heavy hand."
Power
"I've fought through a bitter life since then."
Perseverance
"I am not cruel, only truthful."
Truth
"One word from you would have made me entirely an outcast in the society of every being who takes pride in their lineage."
"The greatest punishment we can inflict on a person is absolute indifference."
"I have neither given nor received forgiveness."
Peace
"I have lost the faculty of enjoying their company."
Solitude
"Treachery and violence are spears pointed at both ends."
Wisdom
"I am not wicked; I am merely misunderstood."
Justice
"Whatever our souls are made of, the one thing that kept me going was the thought of her."
Motivation
"I have crossed oceans of time to find you."
"Bitterness is a poison we drink expecting it to kill our enemy."
Wisdom
"I would find you in any lifetime."
Love
"Vengeance is a circle that never ends."
Wisdom
"I have done wrong, and the world will not forgive me."
"I am made of different stuff than the rest of you."
"Regret is a heavy burden to carry."
Wisdom
"The only way to stop loving is to stop breathing."
Love
"We are all prisoners of our own making."
Freedom
"I have learned that revenge tastes bitter on the tongue."
Wisdom
"He's more myself than I am."
Love