Mary Shelley

"My hopes were suddenly cut off, and I learned by painful experience what it is to hope."

"Language is the weapon of the powerful—learn to wield it well."

"A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies."

"All was lost by my unhappy marriage."

"I shall ascend my funeral pyre triumphantly."

"Death opens a new world to us."

"How changed my prospects were in a single night!"

"I shall live to see the triumph of virtue."

"Seek some means of diverting your thoughts."

"The woods were alive with the sensation of mystery."

"I felt the weight of my misery and hopelessness."

"There is something sacred in the bond of friendship."

"My thirst for knowledge has always been my greatest motivation."

"I was not formed for happiness."

"Time and truth will ultimately vindicate my actions."

"I had a capacity for reason; why was I not taught its use?"

"The power of love is greater than any force in nature."

"I shall never relent in my pursuit of justice."

"How sweet is peace, how grateful to the human heart."

"Mountains and valleys obscured my view of the future."

"I feel as though I might not live to speak the words of truth."

"The beauty of nature never fails to move my soul."

"I learned to value the simple gifts of life."

"Ambition is the passion that drives all great change."

"I have wandered too far into realms that should remain unknown."

"There is no greater affliction than the loss of a beloved."

"My spirit remains unbroken despite all hardships."

"The mind can conceive what the hand cannot create."

"I place my faith in the ultimate triumph of goodness."

"How terrible is the pursuit of knowledge without wisdom."