Quotes

I rejoice in my spine, as in the firm audacious staff of that flag which I fling half out to the world. ~ Moby Dick by Herman Melville Be men, or be more than men. Be steady to your purposes and firm as a rock. This ice is not made of such stuff as your hearts may be; it is mutable and cannot withstand you if you say that it shall not. ~ Frankenstein by Mary Shelley "From hell's heart I stab at thee; for hate's sake I spit my last breath at thee." ~ Moby Dick by Herman Melville Truly to enjoy bodily warmth,some small part of you must be cold, for there is no quality in this world that is not what it is merely by contrast. Nothing exists in itself. ~ Moby Dick by Herman Melville Call me Ishmael. ~ Moby Dick by Herman Melville But I am a blasted tree; the bolt has entered my soul; and I felt then that I should survive to exhibit what I shall soon cease to be--a miserable spectacle of wrecked humanity, pitiable to others and intolerable to myself. ~ Frankenstein by Mary Shelley The companions of our childhood always possess a certain power over our minds which hardly any later friend can obtain. ~ Frankenstein by Mary Shelley "I am alone and miserable; man will not associate with me; but one as deformed and horrible as myself would not deny herself to me. My companion must be of the same species and have the same defects. This being you must create." ~ Frankenstein by Mary Shelley An ivory-faced and silvery-haired old woman opened the door. She had an evil face, smoothed by hypocrisy; but her manners were excellent. ~ The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson "I feel very strongly about putting questions; it partakes too much of the style of the day of judgment." ~ The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson