For the first time in all my schooling years I have been handed a book that I could effortlessy read. Though Mary Shelly writes with such sophistication that I required the aid of a dictionary whilst reading most of Frankeinstein, I label the novel as an "effortless" read because its thrilling beauty, plotline and soul kept me constantly entertained and moved - something many texts fail to do. While I am in love with the entire book, I shall list some of the most memorable, moving, magical quotes to reveal the wonderfulness of Frankeinstein with you all. I have listed them not in the order they appear in the novel, but rather I have composed a short tale of my own using their existence...
“There is something at work in my soul, which I do not understand.”
“It was the secrets of heaven and earth that I desired to learn;”
“From the tortures of my own heart,”
“but I was the slave…of an impulse, which I detested, yet could not disobey.”
“I desire the company of a man who could sympathise with me;”
“At these moments I wept bitterly, and wished that peace would revisit my mind”
“Thus spoke my prophetic soul,”
“but my hopes fluctuate, and my spirits are often depressed.”
“I wandered like an evil spirit, for I had committed deeds of mischief beyond description”
“Polluted by crimes, and torn by the bitterest remorse, where can I find rest but in death?”
“How shall I ever again believe in human goodness?”
“I shall die. I shall no longer feel the agonies which now consume me, or be the prey of feelings unsatisfied, yet unquenched.”
“I do not fear to die…God raises my weakness and gives me courage to endure the worst. I leave a sad and bitter world;”
“I have written myself into better spirits,”
“more, far more, will I achieve:”
“Heaven shower down blessings on you, and save me, that I may again and again testify my gratitude for all your love and kindness.”
“Remember me with affection, should you never hear from me again.”
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