Quotes

His friends were those of his own blood or those whom he had known the longest; his affections, like ivy, were the growth of time, they implied no aptness in the object. ~ The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson The agony of my feelings allowed me no respite; no incident occurred from which my rage and misery could not extract its food. ~ Frankenstein by Mary Shelley My spirits were elevated by the enchanting appearance of nature; the past was blotted from my memory, the present was tranquil, and the future gilded by bright rays of hope and anticipations of joy. ~ Frankenstein by Mary Shelley "Good night, sweet prince, and flights of angels sing thee to thy rest!" ~ Hamlet, Prince of Denmark by William Shakespeare "Madness in great ones must not unwatch'd go." ~ Hamlet, Prince of Denmark by William Shakespeare "Rich gifts wax poor when givers prove unkind." ~ Hamlet, Prince of Denmark by William Shakespeare "Frailty, thy name is woman!" ~ Hamlet, Prince of Denmark by William Shakespeare "This above all,--to thine own self be true; and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man." ~ Hamlet, Prince of Denmark by William Shakespeare "Neither a borrower nor a lender be: for loan oft loses both itself and friend; and borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry." ~ Hamlet, Prince of Denmark by William Shakespeare "Man," I cried, "how ignorant art thou in thy pride of wisdom!" ~ Frankenstein by Mary Shelley