Author: Mary Shelley

Quotes

The very winds whispered in soothing accents, and maternal Nature bade me weep no more.

The very winds whispered in soothing accents, and maternal Nature bade me weep no more.

- Mary Shelley

I do not wish women to have power over men; but over themselves.

I do not wish women to have power over men; but over themselves.

- Mary Shelley

My dreams were all my own; I accounted for them to nobody; they were my refuge when annoyed - my dearest pleasure when free.

My dreams were all my own; I accounted for them to nobody; they were my refuge when annoyed - my dearest pleasure when free.

- Mary Shelley

Life is obstinate and clings closest where it is most hated.

Life is obstinate and clings closest where it is most hated.

- Mary Shelley

Teach him to think for himself? Oh, my God, teach him rather to think like other people!

Teach him to think for himself? Oh, my God, teach him rather to think like other people!

- Mary Shelley

My dreams were at once more fantastic and agreeable than my writings.

My dreams were at once more fantastic and agreeable than my writings.

- Mary Shelley

The agony of my feelings allowed me no respite; no incident occurred from which my rage and misery could not extract its food.

The agony of my feelings allowed me no respite; no incident occurred from which my rage and misery could not extract its food.

- Mary Shelley

Life and death appeared to me ideal bounds, which I should first break through, and pour a torrent of light into our dark world.

Life and death appeared to me ideal bounds, which I should first break through, and pour a torrent of light into our dark world.

- Mary Shelley

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