Heathcliff

Character in Wuthering Heights From: Wuthering Heights

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

257 quotes

"Love will make a man do strange things."
Love
"I am not wicked; I only dislike some people."
Truth
"Her affection for me will always take precedence."
Love
"He'll pay for this yet."
"I have crossed oceans of time to find you."
Love
"My love for Cathy is like the eternal rocks beneath."
Love
"She's a stranger to me now."
"Whatever I do, he'll be glad to hear of my unhappiness."
Relationships
"He's more precious to me than my own flesh and blood."
Love
"My heart is in the grave with him."
"I've denied myself to her repeatedly."
"I've suffered enough to earn eternal rest."
Perseverance
"His affection is like a consuming fire."
"How strange to accuse me of cruelty and treachery when I am the victim."
Justice
"I'm not cruel, only strong."
Strength
"I have not broken your heart—you have broken it."
Relationships
"Forgiveness is a luxury I cannot afford."
Power
"I have not broken your heart—you have broken it; and in breaking it, you have broken mine."
Relationships
"One word from you would have made me forget all this suffering."
Love
"The world will judge me a villain."
Justice
"My love for Cathy is like the eternal rocks beneath—a source of little visible delight, but necessary."
Love
"I was a child; I had not sense to resist you."
Truth
"You see me, don't you? That's enough."
Love
"Vengeance is sweeter than love."
Power
"I seem strange to you because I am so unlike you."
"The moment her regard ceased, I ceased."
"I am stronger than she; I can endure what she cannot."
Strength
"She was my life then."
Love
"The dead shall rise again—yes, they shall rise again!"
"The greatest punishment we can inflict on them is to deny them our scorn."
Power