"What does it matter to me how many years ago she was born?"Time
"You examine me, Miss Eyre. Do you see anything you like?"Relationships
"I am thinking of another thing while you are talking and watching me."Solitude
"I have for the first time found what I can truly love—I have found you."Love
"I would scorn such chaste delay—I would scorn you if you could."
"I have crossed oceans of time to find you."Love
"I have something for you."Love
"Feeling without judgment is a washy draught indeed."Wisdom
"I would not have her heart broken."Love
"Every atom of your flesh is dear to me."Love
"Depend on it, you are sane because you are strong."Strength
"I have for the first time found what I can truly love."Love
"I will be your companion—your guide."Relationships
"You pierce my soul. I feel as if I had a string somewhere under my left ribs, tightly and inextricably knotted to a similar string situated in the corresponding quarter of your little frame."Love
"I am glad you are of so little faith in my constancy."Relationships
"Every atom of your flesh is as dear to me as my own."Love
"You penetrate my soul and possess yourself of my very core."Love
"I have not yet forgiven myself the sin of having thrust you into pain."Faith
"I should have made my avowal sooner but timidity forbade."Courage
"Forgiveness is the prerogative of the strong."Strength