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I am satisfied that if a book is a good one, it is so whatever the sex of the author may be. All novels are or should be, written for both men and women to read, and I am at a loss to conceive how a man should permit himself to write anything that would be really disgraceful to a woman, or why a woman should be censured for writing anything that would be proper and becoming for a man.

Anne Bronte

Sex, Book, Writing

"The Tenant of Wildfell Hall". Book by Anne Bronte (under the pseudonym "Acton Bell"), Preface to the 2nd edition, July 22, 1848.

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Intimate acquaintance must precede real friendship

Anne Bronte

Real, Intimate, Acquaintance

Anne Bronte (2006). “The Tenant of Wildfell Hall”, p.315, ReadHowYouWant.com

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The ties that bind us to life are tougher than you imagine, or than any one can who has not felt how roughly they may be pulled without breaking.

Anne Bronte

Ties, May, Imagine

Anne Bronte (2012). “Agnes Grey”, p.85, Courier Corporation

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Beauty is that quality which, next to money, is generally the most attractive to the worst kinds of men; and, therefore, it is likely to entail a great deal of trouble on the possessor.

Anne Bronte

Men, Quality, Next

Anne Bronte (2016). “The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (Diversion Illustrated Classics)”, p.150, Diversion Books

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It is better to arm and strengthen your hero, than to disarm and enfeeble your foe.

Anne Bronte

Hero, Arms, Foe

Anne Bronte, Charlotte Bronte, Emily Bronte (2014). “The Complete Novels Of The Bronte Sisters: Seven-Book Bundle”, p.273, Harper Collins

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No generous mind delights to oppress the weak, but rather to cherish and protect.

Anne Bronte

Mind, Delight, Cherish

Anne Bronte (2006). “The Tenant of Wildfell Hall”, p.45, ReadHowYouWant.com

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I was not really angry: I felt for him all the time, and longed to be reconciled; but I determined he should make the first advances, or at least show some signs of an humble and contrite spirit, first; for, if I began, it would only minister to his self-conceit, increase his arrogance, and quite destroy the lesson I wanted to give him.

Anne Bronte

Humble, Self, Giving

Anne Bronte (2006). “The Tenant of Wildfell Hall”, p.270, ReadHowYouWant.com

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I had been seasoned by adversity, and tutored by experience, and I longed to redeem my lost honour in the eyes of those whose opinion was more than that of all the world to me.

Anne Bronte

Adversity, Eye, World

Anne Bronte (2012). “Agnes Grey”, p.38, Courier Corporation

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When I tell you not to marry without love, I do not advise you to marry for love alone: there are many, many other things to be considered. Keep both heart and hand in your own possession, till you see good reason to part with them; and if such an occasion should never present itself, comfort your mind with this reflection, that though in single life your joys may not be very many, your sorrows, at least, will not be more than you can bear. Marriage may change your circumstances for the better, but, in my private opinion, it is far more likely to produce a contrary result.

Anne Bronte

Heart, Reflection, Hands

Anne Bronte (2006). “The Tenant of Wildfell Hall”, p.156, ReadHowYouWant.com

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Reading is my favourite occupation, when I have leisure for it and books to read.

Anne Bronte

Book, Reading, Occupation

Anne Bronte (2012). “Agnes Grey”, p.101, Courier Corporation

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How odd it is that we so often weep for each other's distresses, when we shed not a tear for our own!

Anne Bronte

Tears, Odd, Distress

Anne Bronte (2016). “The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (Diversion Illustrated Classics)”, p.310, Diversion Books

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And then, the unspeakable purity - and freshness of the air! There was just enough heat to enhance the value of the breeze, and just enough wind to keep the whole sea in motion, to make the waves come bounding to the shore, foaming and sparkling, as if wild with glee.

Anne Bronte

Air, Wind, Sea

Anne Bronte (1859). “Agnes Grey”, p.194, Library of Alexandria

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You will form a very inadequate estimate of a man's character, if you judge by what a fond sister says of him. The worst of them generally know how to hide their misdeeds from their sisters' eyes, and their mother's, too.

Anne Bronte

Mother, Character, Eye

Anne Bronte (2016). “The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (Diversion Illustrated Classics)”, p.197, Diversion Books

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You need not fear me, for I not only should think it wrong to marry a man that was deficient in sense or in principle, but I should never be tempted to do it; for I could not like him, if he were ever so handsome, and ever so charming, in other respects; I should hate him—despise him—pity him—anything but love him. My affections not only ought to be founded on approbation, but they will and must be so: for, without approving, I cannot love. It is needless to say, I ought to be able to respect and honour the man I marry, as well as love him, for I cannot love him without.

Anne Bronte

Hate, Men, Thinking

Anne Bronte (2009). “The Tenant of Wildfell Hall: Easyread Comfort Edition”, p.211, ReadHowYouWant.com

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He is very fond of me, almost too fond. I could do with less caressing and more rationality. I should like to be less of a pet and more of a friend, if I might choose; but I won't complain of that: I am only afraid his affection loses in depth where it gains in ardour. I sometimes liken it to a fire of dry twigs and branches compared with one of solid coal, very bright and hot; but if it should burn itself out and leave nothing but ashes behind.

Anne Bronte

Fire, Pet, Depth

Anne Bronte (2009). “The Tenant of Wildfell Hall: Easyread Large Bold Edition”, p.301, ReadHowYouWant.com

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A man must have something to grumble about; and if he cant complain that his wife harries him to death with her perversity and ill-humour, he must complain that she wears him out with her kindness and gentleness.

Anne Bronte

Kindness, Men, Wife

Anne Bronte (2006). “The Tenant of Wildfell Hall”, p.43, ReadHowYouWant.com

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I was sorry for her; I was amazed, disgusted at her heartless vanity; I wondered why so much beauty should be given to those who made so bad a use of it, and denied to some who would make it a benefit to both themselves and others. But, God knows best, I concluded. There are, I suppose, some men as vain, as selfish, and as heartless as she is, and, perhaps, such women may be useful to punish them.

Anne Bronte

Sorry, Selfish, Men

Charlotte Bronte, Emily Bronte, Anne Bronte (2009). “The Bronte Sisters: Three Novels: Jane Eyre; Wuthering Heights; and Agnes Grey (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)”, p.691, Penguin

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I see that a man cannot give himself up to drinking without being miserable one half his days and mad the other.

Anne Bronte

Drinking, Men, Giving

Anne Bronte (2006). “The Tenant of Wildfell Hall”, p.247, ReadHowYouWant.com

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My heart is too thoroughly dried to be broken in a hurry, and I mean to live as long as I can.

Anne Bronte

Heart, Mean, Long

Anne Bronte (2016). “The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (Diversion Illustrated Classics)”, p.385, Diversion Books

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Yet, should thy darkest fears be true, If Heaven be so severe, That such a soul as thine is lost, Oh! how shall I appear?

Anne Bronte

Heaven, Soul, Lost

Anne Bronte, Charlotte Bronte, Emily Jane Bronte (2012). “The Bronte Sisters: Selected Poems”, p.106, Routledge

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He never could have loved me, or he would not have resigned me so willingly

Anne Bronte

Resigned

Anne Bronte (2016). “The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (Diversion Illustrated Classics)”, p.185, Diversion Books

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In love affairs, there is no mediator like a merry, simple-hearted child - ever ready to cement divided hearts, to span the unfriendly gulf of custom, to melt the ice of cold reserve, and overthrow the separating walls of dread formality and pride.

Anne Bronte

Children, Wall, Heart

Anne Bronte (2016). “The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (Diversion Illustrated Classics)”, p.105, Diversion Books

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Thank heaven, I am free and safe at last!

Anne Bronte

Heaven, Safe, Lasts

Anne Bronte (2009). “The Tenant of Wildfell Hall: Easyread Large Edition”, p.211, ReadHowYouWant.com

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But as the priceless treasure too frequently hides at the bottom of well, it needs some courage to dive for it, especially as he that does so will be likely to incur more scorn and obloquy for the mud and water into which he has ventured to plunge, than thanks for the jewel he procures; as like in manner, she who undertakes the cleansing of a careless bachelor's apartment will be liable to more abuse for the dust she raises than commendation for the clearance she effects.

Anne Bronte

Dust, Jewels, Water

Anne Bronte, Charlotte Bronte, Emily Bronte (2014). “The Complete Novels Of The Bronte Sisters: Seven-Book Bundle”, p.243, Harper Collins

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It is foolish to wish for beauty. Sensible people never either desire it for themselves or care about it in others. If the mind be but well cultivated, and the heart well disposed, no one ever cares for the exterior.

Anne Bronte

Beautiful, Heart, People

Anne Bronte (2012). “Agnes Grey”, p.107, Courier Corporation

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Born: January 17, 1820
Died: May 28, 1849
Occupation: Novelist
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