325 Quotes by Mary Shelley

I asked, it is true, for greater treasures than a little food or rest: I required kindness and sympathy; but I did not believe myself utterly unworthy of it

A nymph of the woods such as you were,

Si el estudio al que nos dedicamos tiende a debilitar nuestros afectos y a destruir nuestro gusto por los placeres sencillos en los que no puede haber mezcla ninguna, entonces ese estudio es indefectiblemente malo y en modo alguno conveniente para la mente humana.

Nothing is so precious to a woman's heart as the glory and excellence of him she loves

Όταν το πέρασμα του καιρού επιβεβαιώνει το κακό που έγινε, τότε και μόνο τότε αρχίζει η πίκρα του πραγματικού πόνου.

Ancak bir gezginin yaşamının, eğlencenin yanında daha çok acı içerdiğini anladı. Duyguları sürekli gergindir ve dinlenmeye başlamışken, kendini, keyfini sürdüğü şeyi, yeniden ilgisini çeken ve diğer yenilikler için feda ettiği, yeni bir şey için terk etmek zorunda bulur.

The world was to me a secret which I desired to devine.

I feel exquisite pleasure in dwelling on the recollections of childhood, before misfortune had tainted my mind, and changed its bright visions of extensive usefulness into gloomy and narrow reflections upon self.

My dreams were at once more fantastic and agreeable than my writings.