Mary Shelley

"Death has no power over such as live in the hearts of those who remain behind."

"Let him feel the peace and happiness a pure conscience bestows."

"I have preserved the essence of my life in my work."

"The most interesting science is a science which creates or uplifts the human being."

"It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities."

"I have been blasted by adversity, yet not entirely destroyed."

"A man may control his actions, but not his feelings."

"There is a sublime pleasure in the science of the stars."

"What is more important than compassion and understanding?"

"I am not evil; I am only several monster parts sewn together."

"The day may come when I shall think this a blessing rather than a curse."

"My work has always been a refuge from the sorrows of life."

"How could I describe the change that took place in my soul upon this wonderful revelation?"

"I desired the company of a man who could sympathize with me."

"The universe is composed of one substance—the mind."

"I have taught myself to practice the greatest patience and forbearance."

"I try to shield myself from misery by being virtuous."

"The secret of happiness is not in what we possess but in what we feel."

"Even the simple enjoyment of a moonlit night was denied to me."

"I was struck with the greatest astonishment and reverence."

"Nothing can soften the cruelty of fate."

"I was becoming weaker and more languid as days passed."

"There is something in the pageantry of life that has always pleased me."

"Let me die with him who created this wretched existence."

"The human frame is capable of enduring more than I had believed possible."

"My heart overflowed with gratitude and my eyes were filled with tears."

"I have learned to love solitude."

"How cold is night when one is alone!"

"The future is dark with only the hope of your innocence."

"I felt as if I had committed some great crime."