Mary Shelley

Novelist English 1797 – 1851

English author of Frankenstein, pioneering science fiction.

380 quotes

"The pleasures of study were supreme to him."
Knowledge
"I am patient and tolerant, yet fierce and unrelenting."
Patience
"My affections have been so thoroughly engaged."
Love
"I speak to you as a being who feels more acutely than most."
Inspiration
"What we call fate is often merely the inevitable."
Philosophy
"She possessed a radiant vitality that inspired all around her."
Beauty
"Adventure awaits those with the courage to seek it."
Adventure
"Gratitude is the sweetest emotion the heart can hold."
Gratitude
"In every human heart there exists something which is powerful and secret."
Creativity
"I am neither covetous nor ambitious."
Peace
"Technology will not save us from ourselves."
Technology
"The weight of years cannot diminish love."
Love
"Progress is impossible without sacrifice."
Perseverance
"Health and happiness go hand in hand."
Health
"Fear is the enemy of reason."
Fear
"The mind is its own place, and can make a heaven of hell."
Philosophy
"I have loved another with all the passion of my soul."
Love
"Imagination is more important than mere knowledge of facts."
Imagination
"The night brings counsel and comfort."
Wisdom
"We are bound together by invisible threads."
Relationships
"Let no man boast of his immunity from sorrows."
"The greatest luxury is solitude."
Solitude
"Time heals what reason cannot."
Time
"Music stirs the deepest emotions of the soul."
Music
"I believe in the power of hope above all things."
Hope
"True strength lies not in anger but in composure."
Strength
"The political is always personal."
Politics
"Patience in adversity is the truest test of character."
Patience
"Faith sustains us when nothing else can."
Faith
"The pursuit of knowledge is the pursuit of truth."
Knowledge