Publisher's Synopsis
"If the study to which you apply yourself has a tendency to weaken your affections and to destroy your taste for those simple pleasures in which no alloy can possibly mix, then that study is certainly unlawful, that is to say, not befitting the human mind." - Mary Shelley ("Frankenstein", 1818)
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- Embark on a profound journey with this curated collection of quotes from Mary Shelley
- Invite yourself to pause and reflect on the timeless wisdom contained within the pages
- Pocket-sized book, perfect for reading on-the-go
- A suitable choice for readers of all ages
"None knew of their love except their own two hearts. It was pure and unsophisticated: it had the poetry of an early world, when the materials of our feelings were not yet cast in the strong mould of circumstances, and men wandered forth, like children, in the universe that lay before them, to gather knowledge from every thing lovely or majestic; and, if danger rose, to seek shelter in the bosom of love." - Mary Shelley ("Mathilda", published posthumously in 1959)
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"Did you not call this a glorious expedition? and wherefore was it glorious? not because the way was smooth and placid as a southern sea, but because it was full of dangers and terror, because at every new incident your fortitude was to be called forth and your courage exhibited, because danger and death surrounded it, and these you were brave to overcome. for this was it a glorious, for this was it an honorable undertaking" - Mary Shelley ("Frankenstein", 1818)
