Self abandoned, relaxed and effortless, I seemed to have laid me down …

Charlotte Bronte
302 citations
Self abandoned, relaxed and effortless, I seemed to have laid me down in the dried-up bed of a great river; I heard a flood loosened in remote mountains, I felt the torrent come; to rise I had no will, to flee I had no strength. ✨ Charlotte Bronte (2013). Jane Eyre, p.371, Simon and Schuster
Time
7

More Author Quotes

Shake me off, then, sir--push me away; for I'll not leave you of my own accord. ✨ Charlotte Bronte, Emily Bronte, Anne Bronte (2009). The Bronte Sisters: Three Novels: Jane Eyre; Wuthering Heights; a … ▶
That a greater fool than Jane Eyre had never breathed the breath of life; that a more fantastic idiot had never surfeited herself on sweet lies, and swallowed poison as if it were nectar. ✨ Charlotte … ▶
I do not think, sir, you have any right to command me, merely because you are older than I, or because you have seen more of the world than I have; your claim to superiority depends on the use you ha … ▶
Her coming was my hope each day, Her parting was my pain; The chance that did her steps delay Was ice in every vein. ✨ Charlotte Bronte, Emily Bronte, Anne Bronte (2009). The Bronte Sisters: Three No … ▶
I mentally shake hands with you for your answer, despite its inaccuracy. Mr. Rochester

Self abandoned, relaxed and effortless, I seemed to have laid me down in the dried-up bed of a great river; I heard a flood loosened in remote mountains, I felt the torrent come; to rise I had no will, to flee I had no strength. ✨ Charlotte Bronte (2013). Jane Eyre, p.371, Simon and Schuster

More Author Quotes

Most Cited Authors

The Best Quotes

Most Liked Authors

Curated Author Quotes