Anne Brontë, Agnes Grey

Quotes

• “He had not breathed a word of love, or dropped one hint of tenderness or affection, and yet I had been supremely happy. ...”
• “But our wishes are like tinder: the flint and steel of circumstances are continually striking out sparks, which vanish i...”
• “It is foolish to wish for beauty. Sensible people never either desire it for themselves or care about it in others. If t...”
• “Reading is my favourite occupation, when I have leisure for it and books to read.”
• “What business had I to think of one that never thought of me?”