Jane Eyre

Book · 6 characters · 613 quotes · 1847

Quotes from Jane Eyre

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"Reason I have, and shall use it"
Jane Eyre Wisdom
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"I despise weakness, but I cannot despise you"
Mr. Rochester Strength
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"Every atom of your flesh is as dear to me as my own"
Mr. Rochester Love
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"I would defend your name with my life"
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"Conventionality does not bind me"
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"I am better when I am turbulent than when I am stagnant"
Mr. Rochester Motivation
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"There is a voice within which tells what is right"
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"Give me my own way entirely, and I shall be a good woman forever"
Jane Eyre Freedom
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"I would as soon think of defying the law of gravitation"
Jane Eyre Wisdom
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"My hopes were all centred in you"
Mr. Rochester Love
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"I honor your reserve and your heroism"
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"Fanatics are all men of talent; but the talent is always perverted"
Jane Eyre Philosophy
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"I am not deceitful; if I were, I should say I love you"
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"The soul fortunately has an interpreter in the eye"
Jane Eyre Art
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"I am a harsh, rigid man, but I wish to be a better one"
Mr. Rochester Change
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"I grant an ugly woman is a blot on the face of creation"
Mr. Rochester Humor
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"Women are supposed to be very calm generally, but women feel just as men feel"
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"I felt as if I had been living a fairy tale"
Jane Eyre Dreams
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"Better to be without logic than without feeling"
Jane Eyre Philosophy
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"Feeling without judgment is a washy draught indeed"
St. John Rivers Wisdom
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"My spirit is willing to do what is right"
Jane Eyre Courage
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"The world may think me a good man; but I am a castaway"
Mr. Rochester Truth
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"I would rather be a slave to a kind master than to own slaves"
Mr. Rochester Kindness
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"Laws and principles are not for the same thing"
Jane Eyre Justice
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"My pulse stopped; my heart stood still"
Jane Eyre Fear
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"I will keep as still as a mouse"
Jane Eyre Patience
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"Do you think I am an automaton?"
Jane Eyre Strength
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"I scorn your idea of love"
Jane Eyre Love
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"A little bird came and hopped to my foot"
Jane Eyre Nature
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"I am myself a subject to Almighty God, and not under any mortal"
Jane Eyre Freedom