Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
painful human mind change
“Nothing is so painful to the human mind as a great and sudden change.”
― Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (1797-1851)
beware fearless powerful
“Beware; for I am fearless, and therefore powerful.”
― Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (1797-1851)
evil mistake happiness
“No man chooses evil because it is evil; he only mistakes it for happiness, the good he seeks.”
― Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (1797-1851)
beginning today
“The beginning is always today.”
― Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (1797-1851)
purpose tranquilize mind
“nothing contributes so much to tranquilize the mind as a steady purpose”
― Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (1797-1851)
alone miserable ugly love
“I am alone and miserable. Only someone as ugly as I am could love me.”
― Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (1797-1851)
young extremes
"The young are always in extremes."
― Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (1797-1851)
solitary instinct wanderer
"A solitary being is by instinct a wanderer ..."
― Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (1797-1851)
satan companions admire solitary detested
"Satan has his companions, fellow-devils, to admire and encourage him; but I am solitary and detested."
― Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (1797-1851)