Frankenstein

"One man's life or death were but a small price to pay for the acquirement of the knowledge which I sought."

"I shall satiate my ardent curiosity with the sight of a part of the world never before visited."

"What may not be expected in a country of eternal light?"

"I have often attributed my passion for the sea to that production of the most imaginative of modern poets."

"Unhappy man! Do you share my madness? Have you drunk also of the intoxicating draught?"

"A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on."

"I am by birth a Genevese, and my family is one of the most distinguished of that republic."

"Once I falsely hoped to meet with beings who, pardoning my outward aspect, would love me for the excellent qualities I was capable of unfolding."

"Misery has created in me an infinite capacity for hatred."

"I am not guilty, but I am not innocent either."

"My existence will end soon, but I will do no more wrong."

"I am the only being who would pity you or assist you."

"What does it matter if I am surrounded by thousands if they all abhor me?"

"I shall commit suicide—death shall relieve me from this anguish."

"My heart was fashioned to be susceptible of love and sympathy."

"I was the slave of my creature, and should be for ever the slave of my passions."

"If I could extinguish the spark of life which you have so wantonly kindled, I would thank you."

"I could not sustain the violence of my feelings; I became silent and despondent."

"The human heart is a mystery; it delights in cruelty."

"I longed for friendship and love; I required sympathy and affection."

"I am the monster that you made me to be."

"Seek happiness in tranquility and avoid ambition."

"Once my fancy was soothed with dreams of virtue and of happiness."

"I will end this existence that you and your kind made unbearable."

"Who gave you the right to make me capable of loving but unable to be loved?"

"I dreamed of happiness, of love, of an eternal union."

"I am alone and miserable; only another being like myself could soothe me."

"My soul glowed with love and humanity; it was burst by indifference and scorn."

"I was unjustly denied the light of day and the pleasure of living."

"I became hateful to myself and to all creation."