“ "Jane, be still; don't struggle so like a wild, frantic bird, that is rending its own plumage in its desperation." "I am no bird; and no net ensnares me; I am a free human being, with an independent will; which I now exert to leave you." ”

Previous Next Charlotte Brontë

Source: Jane Eyre

Categories: Freedom Humor Literature


Similar Quotes



Strange as it may seem, I still hope for the best, even though the best, like an interesting piece … Strange as it may seem, I still hope for the best, even though the best, like an interesting piece of mail, so rarely arrives, and even when it does it can be lost so easily.

Hope Humor Simile

Stories of imagination tend to upset those without … Stories of imagination tend to upset those without one.

Imagination Humor Insult Literature

Marriage is a fine institution, but I'm not ready for an … Marriage is a fine institution, but I'm not ready for an institution.

Freedom Marriage Short Humor

The truth will set you free. But not until it is finished with … The truth will set you free. But not until it is finished with you.

Freedom Truth Humor

Medicine is my lawful wife, and literature is my mistress. When I get fed up with one, I spend the … Medicine is my lawful wife, and literature is my mistress. When I get fed up with one, I spend the night with the other

Humor Literature Writer

Do you wish me a good morning, or mean that it is a good morning whether I want it or not; or that … Do you wish me a good morning, or mean that it is a good morning whether I want it or not; or that you feel good this morning; or that it is a morning to be good on?

Humor