You are going, Jane?" "I am going, sir." "You are leaving me?" "Yes." "You will not come? You will not be my comforter, my rescuer? My deep love, my wild woe, my frantic prayer, are all nothing to you?" What unutterable pathos was in his voice! How hard was it to reiterate firmly, "I am going!" "Jane!" "Mr. Rochester." "Withdraw then, I consent; but remember, you leave me here in anguish. Go up to your own room, think over all I have said, and, Jane, cast a glance on my sufferings; think of me." He turned away, he threw himself on his face on the sofa. "Oh, Jane! my hope, my love, my life!" broke in anguish from his lips. Then came a deep, strong sob.
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Related And your will shall decide your destiny," he said: "I offer you my hand, my heart, and a share of al... CHARLOTTE BRONTë Gansey hurried on. "Let me introduce you. These are my friends: Ronan, Adam Parrish, and Jane." MAGGIE STIEFVATER I am so lonely without you, Aedan," Jane said simply. "You truly want me?" "Mo... KAREN MARIE MONING I love you.” I stared stupidly at him. Was he joking again, reciting another line from ... JENNIFER ECHOLS Juliette,” he says. “Yes?” I can hear him breathing. “Thank... TAHEREH MAFI You blast me open and then You stand back and watch My feeble attempts To deal wit... KATE MCGAHAN You shall be my roots and I will be your shade, though the sun burns my leaves. MARK Z. DANIELEWSKI So that you will hear me my words sometimes grow thin as the tracks of the gulls on t... PABLO NERUDA You love strapping me in, don’t you?” “In any form,” he says, a wicked grin playing on... E.L. JAMES I was mistaken when I said you live in my heart. How absurd I was when you l... KAMAND KOJOURI I keep my kindness in my eyes Gently folded around my iris Like a velvety, brown blanket... SANOBER KHAN We are Adam and Eve born out of chaos called creation Ribbing me gave you life MEGAN MCCAFFERTY He sighed contentedly. “How are you feeling, my dear?” “I feel like punching you fo... KIERA CASS Why is my love for you, dyed in wool? What is the hindrance to moving on? Why in lov... ZUBAIR AHSAN If You Forget Me I want you to know one thing. You know how this is: PABLO NERUDA i am in need of a sudden Shift, Your crimson lips. screaming at my Lips. Let me hold down ... SYED MURTAZA HAROON I promise I'll never tell." "Don't promise that," he said in an ultraserious voice. "If t... JERI SMITH-READY Matty,” Jane whispered, “what are you thinking?” He smiled, kissed her navel before glanc... CHARLOTTE FEATHERSTONE Divine love" "Don't Leave me, ONLY To carry my body on my two feet SEEMA GUPTA May she wake in torment!’ [...] ‘Why, she’s a liar to the end! Where is she? Not there - ... EMILY BRONTë Looking for Your Face From the beginning of my life I have been looking for your fac... JALALUDDIN MEVLANA RUMI I will remember the kisses our lips raw with love and how you gave me everything y... CHARLES BUKOWSKI Breaking the circle” My eyes darken when I see my new lover. Fresh prey. My body d... ASPER BLURRY (What are your ghosts like?) (They are on the insides of the lids of my eyes.) (This is al... JONATHAN SAFRAN FOER he placed his hands on my mind before reaching for my waist my hips or my l... RUPI KAUR You are the night." "I am the night," I repeated. "You are the night." I cocked my he... MOLLY HARPER Do you really have any idea how important you are to me? Any concept at all of how much I love you?"... STEPHENIE MEYER My friend once told me she liked this guy because of his hands And I found it absurd that ... CAROL SHLYAKHOVA The houses have been condemned on Memory Lane I’m tired of this struggle that leaves everythi... DAVID LEVITHAN A POCKET-SIZED GIRL He keeps me in his pocket for a rainy day; he swears I'm ... COCO J. GINGER After a while Mary said, “Zsadist?” “Yeah?” “What are those markings... J.R. WARD Already the people murmur that I am your enemy because they say that in verse I give the world ... JULIA DE BURGOS JACK AGüERO TRANSLATOR It offends me when you doubt my love. These jealousies are unwarranted. If only you lived ... KAMAND KOJOURI my dear show me i am with you . other way show me you are with me . not seeing LITYMUNSHI Drualt took Freya's warm hand, Her strong hand, Her sword hand, And pressed it to his... GAIL CARSON LEVINE As I said, you have mistaken me for another. London is full of drab little peahens, sir. Now, then, ... CHARLOTTE FEATHERSTONE If I never meet you In this life Let me feel the lack A glance from your eyes T... JAMES JONES Did you know sometimes it frightens me-- when you say my name and I can't see you? will yo... EMILIE AUTUMN Most people write me off when they see me. They do not know my story. They say I am just a... IDOWU KOYENIKAN He turned away; he threw himself on his face on the sofa. 'Oh, Jane! my hope - my love - my life!' b... CHARLOTTE BRONTë My featherbed is deep and soft, and there I’ll lay you down, I’ll dress you all in yel... GEORGE R.R. MARTIN You remind me of a boy I used to know Same Smile, same easy, laid-back style And man, coul... MALORIE BLACKMAN His gold eyes grew very soft. “You said you loved me.” “You knew that already,” I remin... STEPHENIE MEYER You know I'll be Your Life Your Voice Your Reason To Be My Love My Heart... ONE DIRECTION Here's another poem, like all others before and after, dedicated to you. There isn't ... KAMAND KOJOURI Maxon, some of those marks are on your back so they wouldn’t be on mine, and I love you for them.�... KIERA CASS You know I love you," I whispered in his ear. "I know," he whispered back, turned, I pulled my ... KRISTEN ASHLEY I choose to love you in silence… For in silence I find no rejection, I choose to l... JALALUDDIN MEVLANA RUMI Hello, ma’am. How are you today?” he asked one day with a grin on his face the size of Kansas. I... HAZEL CARTWRIGHT Give me love like her 'Cause lately I've been waking up alone Paint splattered teardrops o... ED SHEERAN I read your poem," I croaked. "'Fall.'" Then something I never thought would happen, happened: ... MEGAN MCCAFFERTY In My Daughter's Eyes Lyrics In my daughter's eyes I am a hero I am strong and wise and I ... MARTINA MCBRIDE You’ll have sweet dreams?” he asked quietly and sounding like he cared, a lot. God b... KRISTEN ASHLEY I will never hurt you. I will always help you. If you are hungry Ill give you my food... ORSON SCOTT CARD I had a dream about you. We were in the gold room where everyone finally gets what they want. RICHARD SIKEN You are the wild Door to my peace Because you are an honest sinner I see you as my pr... AMIT HOWARD Soft you day, be velvet soft, My true love approaches, Look you bright, you dusty sun, <... MAYA ANGELOU Haunted You haunt me in my dreams I can only hear my drowning screams Is it bec... STACE LEE I am a creature of the Fey Prepare to give your soul away My spell is passion and it is ... HEATHER ALEXANDER Never say I love you If you really don't care. Never talk about feelings If they... ANON. I cannot go to school today" Said little Peggy Ann McKay. "I have the measles and the mump... SHEL SILVERSTEIN Another snowball, this time it impacted on my shoulder. I dusted the snow off my coat wi... KARINA HALLE WORTHY If you ever decide to feel— feel this: I love you. I always have. I a... COCO J. GINGER I have become intoxicated again. You are such a potent wine, my friend. To escape your wit... KAMAND KOJOURI Love. Because of you, in gardens of blossoming Flowers I ache from the perfumes of s... PABLO NERUDA What are my options?" "You could read obscure poetry while I play the triangle, I suppose. Or w... MICHELLE HODKIN You are not my wife yet, to concern yourself in my affairs." "And when I am your wife?" Hi... JOHANNA LINDSEY Let my heiress have full rights, Live in my house, sing songs that I composed. Yet how slo... ANNA AKHMATOVA Don't go far off, not even for a day, because I don't know how to say it - a day is long a... PABLO NERUDA Who am I, that you should love me?" "You are My Queen," said Eugenides. She sat perfectly still... MEGAN WHALEN TURNER LET’S GO BACK HOME I can't think about you, Without smiling. What I wouldn’... GIORGE LEEDY You broke my heart. You broke my. You broke. You. And me. ALI LAND Alright! You sir, you sir, how about a shave? Come and visit your good friend Sweeney. You... STEPHEN SONDHEIM My mouth is a fire escape. The words coming out don't care that they are naked. Ther... ANDREA GIBSON I offer you my mouth— Let me marry my lips to the tops of your thighs, I kneel between y... CHANTELLE ANN MOTHER IS WATER I wish I could Shower your head with flowers And anoint your fe... SUZY KASSEM Mr. Bradford," she said. "I'm not going to propose to you." The twinkle in Mr. Bradford's... HEATHER DIXON I forgive you All I had to offer you was sadness My eyes shed sadness My face speaks ... EVY MICHAELS Do not go to my grave. Mary knows, I am not there. Look for me in between pages an... KAMAND KOJOURI Oh, oh, you will be sorry for that word! Give back my book and take my kiss instead. Was it m... EDNA ST. VINCENT MILLAY Are you going to give a speech?' she asked gaily. He gave a choked laugh. 'Of course not,... CHARLES FINCH String of love Universe surrounds you The Saints kneels to you My freezin... JHUNMAR SIMILA Mad Girl's Love Song I shut my eyes and all the world drops dead; I lift my lids and... SYLVIA PLATH You are real," she said to herself. "Aye." His voice was deep and resonant, a caress in h... J.R. WARD I Love Loving You You are my favorite song; a rhythm of beauty that captures my spirit. STEVE MARABOLI That time I thought I could not go any closer to grief without dying I wen... MARY OLIVER I am no king, and I am no lord, And I am no soldier at-arms," said he. "I'm none but a har... PETER S. BEAGLE Is it odd, my love, that I envy others who have not met you for the intoxication t... KAMAND KOJOURI And I loved you I loved you so There were times I forgot to breathe Waiting ... VERONIKA JENSEN Goodbye, Hari, my love. Remember always--all you did for me.” -I... ISAAC ASIMOV It is not night when I do see your face, Therefore I think I am not in the night; Nor doth... WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE Tell me what it is that you are hiding behind your eyes. Tell me of the pain, so I can make it ... JOSé N. HARRIS Now, I've another errand for you,' said my untiring master; "you must away to my room again. What a ... CHARLOTTE BRONTë The Children's Hour Between the dark and the daylight, When the night is beginning t... HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW As the smoke clears, I awaken, And untangle you from me. Would it make you feel bette... DEMI LOVATO I Like For You To Be Still I like for you to be still It is as though you are... PABLO NERUDA Though you are three times more beautiful than angels, Though you are the sister of the river w... ANNA AKHMATOVA Don’t leave me,” he whispers. “Oh, for crying out loud—no! I am not going to go!” I s... E.L. JAMES He’s not that smart.” “She’s right,” Augustus says. “It’s just that most re... JOHN GREEN He trapped my hand against his chest and yanked my sleeve down past my wrist, covering my hand with ... BECCA FITZPATRICK
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CHARLOTTE BRONTë Yet it would be your duty to bear it, if you could not avoid it: it is weak and silly to say you can... CHARLOTTE BRONTë Love me, then, or hate me, as you will," I said at last, "you have my full and free forgiveness: ask... CHARLOTTE BRONTë Jane, I never meant to wound you thus...Will you ever forgive me?" Reader, I forgave him ... CHARLOTTE BRONTë It would take a great deal to crush me CHARLOTTE BRONTë The standard heroes and heroines of novels, are personages in whom I could never, from childhood upw... CHARLOTTE BRONTë When you are inquisitive, Jane, you always make me smile. You open your eyes like an eager bird, and... CHARLOTTE BRONTë I never met your likeness. Jane: you please me, and you master me - you seem to submit, and I like t... CHARLOTTE BRONTë You know full well as I do the value of sisters' affections: There is nothing like it in this world. CHARLOTTE BRONTë You had no right to be born; for you make no use of life. Instead of living for, in, and with yourse... CHARLOTTE BRONTë Rapidly, merrily, Life's sunny hours flit by, Gratefully, cheerily Enjoy them as they... CHARLOTTE BRONTë Consistency, madam, is the first of Christian duties. CHARLOTTE BRONTë I see you and St. John have been quarrelling, Jane,' said Diana, 'during your walk on the moor. But ... CHARLOTTE BRONTë My spirits were excited, and with pleasure and ease I talked to him during supper, and for a long ti... CHARLOTTE BRONTë Now for the hitch in Jane's character,' he said at last, speaking more calmly than from his look I h... CHARLOTTE BRONTë Jane! will you hear reason?' (he stooped and approached his lips to my ear) 'because, if you won't, ... CHARLOTTE BRONTë Women are supposed to be very calm generally: but women feel just as men feel; they need exercise fo... CHARLOTTE BRONTë Quando uma mulher sente desprezo pelo seu marido, o casamento passa a ser uma escravidão, e contra ... CHARLOTTE BRONTë Detesto l’ardire, l’ardire che appartiene all’arrogante e all’insensibile, ma amo l’audaci... CHARLOTTE BRONTë I romanzieri non dovrebbero mai consentire a se stessi di stancarsi dell’indagine della vita reale... CHARLOTTE BRONTë He that is low need fear no fall. CHARLOTTE BRONTë ...there were two gentleman seated by it talking in French;impossible to follow their rapid utteranc... CHARLOTTE BRONTë . . . for if we rarely taste the fulness of joy in this life, we yet more rarely savor the acrid bit... CHARLOTTE BRONTë . . . still we are none of us perfect . . . CHARLOTTE BRONTë I gave, at first, attention close; Then interest warm ensued; From interest, as improvem... CHARLOTTE BRONTë Qué terrible esfuerzo de dejar aquello que queremos CHARLOTTE BRONTë Un hombre no puede olvidar la devoción que sentía por una mujer así, no debe ser, no puede ser CHARLOTTE BRONTë It was her pleasure, her joy, to make me still the master in all things. CHARLOTTE BRONTë -Let respect be the foundation, affection the first floor, love the superstructure; Mdlle Reuters is... CHARLOTTE BRONTë A man is master of himself to a certain point, but not beyond it. -William Crimsworth CHARLOTTE BRONTë I held a brief debate with myself as to whether I should change my ordinary attire for something sma... CHARLOTTE BRONTë Belgium! name unromantic and unpoetic, yet name that whenever uttered has in my ear a sound, in my h... CHARLOTTE BRONTë I'm a universal patriot...my country is the world. CHARLOTTE BRONTë Pero cuando el dolor termina el recuerdo que queda a veces se transforma en placer CHARLOTTE BRONTë I verily believe all that is desirable on earth--wealth, reputation, love--will for ever to you be t... CHARLOTTE BRONTë No man likes to acknowledge that he has made a mistake in the choice of his profession, and every ma... CHARLOTTE BRONTë I know that a pretty doll, a fair fool, might do well enough for the honeymoon; but when passion coo... CHARLOTTE BRONTë Human beings -- human children especially -- seldom deny themselves the pleasure of exercising a pow... CHARLOTTE BRONTë Tact, if it be genuine, never sleeps. CHARLOTTE BRONTë That to begin with; let respect be the foundation, affection the first floor, love the superstructur... CHARLOTTE BRONTë In sunshine, in prosperity, the flowers are very well; but how many wet days are there in life—Nov... CHARLOTTE BRONTë I sought her eye, desirous to read there the intelligence which I could not discern in her face or h... CHARLOTTE BRONTë Feeling without judgement is a washy draught indeed; but judgement untempered by feeling is too bitt... CHARLOTTE BRONTë He was the first to recognise me, and to love what he saw. CHARLOTTE BRONTë There was no possibility of taking a walk that day. We had been wandering, indeed, in the leafless s... CHARLOTTE BRONTë A strong, vague persuasion that it was better to go forward than backward, and that I could go forwa... CHARLOTTE BRONTë Worn out with this torture of thought, I rose to my knees. Night was come, and her planets were rise... CHARLOTTE BRONTë Dread remorse when you are tempted to err, Miss Eyre; remorse is the poison of life. CHARLOTTE BRONTë Novelists should never allow themselves to weary of the study of real life. If they observed this du... CHARLOTTE BRONTë And who talks of error now? I scarcely think the notion that flittered across my brain was an error.... CHARLOTTE BRONTë Sir,' I interrupted him, 'you are inexorable for that unfortunate lady; you speak of her with hate -... CHARLOTTE BRONTë Spring drew on...and a greenness grew over those brown beds, which, freshening daily, suggested the ... CHARLOTTE BRONTë I knew, you would do me good, in some way, at some time;- I saw it in your eyes when I first beheld ... CHARLOTTE BRONTë It is far better to endure patiently a smart which nobody feels but yourself, than to commit a... CHARLOTTE BRONTë All men must die. CHARLOTTE BRONTë Signs may be but the sympathies of nature with man. CHARLOTTE BRONTë