“At first I did not love you, Jude; that I own. When I first knew you I merely wanted you to love me. I did not exactly flirt with you; but that inborn craving which undermines some women's morals almost more than unbridled passion--the craving to attract and captivate, regardless of the injury it may do the man--was in me; and when I found I had caught you, I was frightened. And then--I don't know how it was-- I couldn't bear to let you go--possibly to Arabella again--and so I got to love you, Jude. But you see, however fondly it ended, it began in the selfish and cruel wish to make your heart ache for me without letting mine ache for you.”
― Jude the Obscure
― Jude the Obscure
“Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.”
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“It is difficult for a woman to define her feelings in language which is chiefly made by men to express theirs.”
― Far From the Madding Crowd
― Far From the Madding Crowd
“Why is it that a woman can see from a distance what a man cannot see close?”
― The Return of the Native
― The Return of the Native
“I shall do one thing in this life - one thing certain - that is, love you, and long for you, and keep wanting you till I die.”
― Far From the Madding Crowd
― Far From the Madding Crowd
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