"I would not change for all the treasures of the world."
Courage
"Feeling as if I had no longer a friend in the world."
Solitude
"I would not exchange this one little English heart for all the treasures of Christendom."
Love
"I felt as though I had been born to him, or he to me."
Relationships
"Whatever I do, I do it for myself."
Strength
"I would far rather be a great man's mistress than a little man's wife."
"Do you think, because I am poor, obscure, plain, and little, I am soulless and heartless? You think wrong!"
Courage
"Laws and principles are not for the times when there is no temptation."
"I can live alone, if self-respect and circumstances require me to do so."
"Sorrow can be borne! Look at me—I have borne a heavy share."
Perseverance
"My master had forbidden me to confide in Mrs. Fairfax, and I did not obey him."
"I must keep in good health, and not pine."
Health
"I am not an angel, and I will not pretend to be."
"I would not creep after him like a spaniel."
"Despair I felt at times, but never absolute despair."
Hope
"I will not agree with you if you are wrong."
"I can endure it. I have endured worse trials."
Strength
"No mockery in this world sounds to me so hollow as that of being told to relish a tale of spiritual consolation."
Faith
"I have as much soul as I have heart. Heart and soul have been so wrung."
"I cannot turn, nor retrace one step; I am bound to an awful strait."
"Wish your own welfare in heart—foremost."
Wisdom
"I felt as if an awful charm was framing round and gathering over me."
Fear
"I am not an easy person to influence."
Strength
"I felt desolate and abandoned."
"I was experiencing an ordeal: a hand of fiery iron grasped my vitals."
"I would not change this moment for all the treasures of India."
"My spirit was moved to exultation."
"I have banished the shade and hope."
"I feel as if I could turn and devote my life to you."
"I had rather be anything than vain."