Wuthering Heights Quotes

“One hoped, and the other despaired: they chose their lots, and were righteously doomed to endure them.”
― Emily Brontë, Wuthering Heights

“She stepped behind me and whispered crossly, ‘Take yourself and your dusters off; when company are in the house, servants don't commence scouring and cleaning in the room where they are!'

‘It's a good opportunity, now that master is away,' I answered aloud: ‘he hates me to be fidgeting over these things in his presence - I'm sure Mr. Edgar will excuse me.'

‘I hate you to be fidgeting in my presence,' exclaimed the young lady imperiously, not allowing her guest time to speak: she had failed to recover her equanimity since the little dispute with Heathcliff.

‘I'm sorry for it, Miss Catherine!'' was my response; and I proceeded assiduously with my occupation.

She, supposing Edgar could not see her, snatched the cloth from my hand, and pinched me, with a prolonged wrench, very spitefully on the arm.

I've said I did not love her, and rather relished mortifying her vanity now and then: besides, she hurt me extremely; so I started up from my knees, and screamed out.

‘Oh, Miss, that's a nasty trick! You have no right to nip me, and I'm not going to bear it.'

'I didn't touch you, you lying creature!' cried she, her fingers tingling to repeat the act, and her ears red with rage. She never had power to conceal her passion, it always set her whole complexion in a blaze.”
― Emily Brontë, Wuthering Heights

“I am now quite content in my seeking pleasure in society be it country or town, a sensible man ought to find sufficient company in himself.”
― Emily Brontë, Wuthering Heights

“She did not yell out -- no! she would have scorned to do it, if she had been spitted on the horns of a mad cow. I did, though! I vociferated curses enough to annihilate any fiend in Christendom.”
― Emily Brontë, [(Wuthering Heights: Intermediate)] [Author: Emily Bronte] published on