325 Quotes by Mary Shelley

Yo en cambio llevaba un infierno dentro de mi, y nadie podría arrancarlo jamás

I confess that neither the structure of language, nor the code of governments, nor the politics of various states possessed attractions for me. It was the secrets of heaven and earth that I desired to learn; and whether it was the outward substance of things or the inner spirit of nature and the mysterious soul of man that occupied me, still my inquiries were directed to the metaphysical, or in its highest sense, the physical secrets of the world.

Aprecio la vida, aunque sólo sea una sucesión de angustias, y la defenderé.

I am an outcast from human society; my name is execrated by all who understand its entire import--by those very beings whose happiness I ardently desire.

but now that I had finished, the beauty of the dream vanished, and breathless horror and disgust filled my heart

Decidido a deixar para sempre este mundo e suas misérias, por fim, passei a vagar por estas montanhas, galgando suas escarpas, consumido por um anseio que somente você pode satisfazer. Você não deve ir embora antes de me prometer o que vou lhe pedir. Sinto-me só e miserável. O ser humano jamais aceitará minha companhia, mas alguém tão deformado e horrendo como eu não se negará a isso. Minha companheira deve ser da mesma espécie e ter os mesmos defeitos. Você tem de criar esse ser.

Although I may not be yours, I can never be another’s.

Nuestras almas están formadas de muy extraña manera y nuestras vidas penden solo de leves lazos, cuya rotura puede arrojarlas a la prosperidad o la ruina.

He [Shelley] told me that he had had many visions lately; he had seen the figure of himself, which met him as he walked on the terrace and said to him, 'How long do you mean to be content?