💬 Quotes

"I had worked hard for nearly two years, for the sole purpose of infusing life into an inanimate body. For this I had deprived myself of rest and health. I had desired it with an ardour that far exceeded moderation; but now that I had finished, the beauty of the dream vanished, and breathless horror and disgust filled my heart."

"I am malicious because I am miserable. Am I not shunned and hated by all mankind? You, my creator, would tear me to pieces and triumph; remember that, and tell me why I should pity man more than he pities me?"

"I do not fear the pain alone; but one argument is raised by which I am conquered. I am bound by a heavy chain, and I fear not that I shall be the victim of my own choice, but that I shall be the instrument of future mischief."

"Seek happiness in tranquility and avoid ambition, even if it be only the apparently innocent one of distinguishing yourself in science and discoveries."

"A human being in perfection ought always to preserve a calm and peaceful mind, and never to allow passion or a transitory desire to disturb his tranquillity. I do not think that the pursuit of knowledge is an exception to this rule."

"I had saved a human being from drowning, but as a recompense I now writhed under the miserable pain of a wound which shattered the flesh."

"You can leave your past behind, but it leaves its marks on you just the same, like ink on your fingers."

"A girl should have a trade. A girl who can sew is never at a mercy of anyone."

"Reading is an escape. But it's not just an escape—it's a way of finding out what you're capable of."

"I wanted to be good, but goodness seemed to consist entirely of things I didn't want to do."

"Beauty is not a sin, but to worship it is a terrible mistake. Yet how can one help loving it when it is all around us?"

"A house without books is like a room without windows."

"It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities."

"Happiness can be found in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light."

"The ones that love us never really leave us. You can always find them in here."

"If you want to kill Harry, you'll have to kill us too!"

"Until the very end."

"Constant vigilance!"

"The real power of the gods comes from us. That's why they can't destroy us. They would fade too."

"With great power... comes great need to take a nap. Well, that's what I'd wise-crack, anyway."