Quotes by Charlotte Brontë, Shirley

22 quotes found

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“His mind has the clearness of the deep sea, the patience of its rocks, the force of its billows.”
— Charlotte Brontë, Shirley
ocean seaside

“. . . nobody in particular is to blame, that I can see, for the state in which things are . . .”
— Charlotte Brontë, Shirley
blame situation