“ The very winds whispered in soothing accents, and maternal Nature bade me weep no more. Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
“ Seek happiness in tranquility and avoid ambition even if it be only the apparently innocent one of distinguishing yourself in science and discoveries. Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
“ Like one who, on a lonely road, Doth walk in fear and dread, And, having once turned round, walks on, And turns no more his head; Because he knows a frightful fiend Doth close behind him tread. - Cole… Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
“ The cup of life was poisoned forever, and although the sun shone upon me, as upon the happy and gay of heart, I saw around me nothing but a dense and frightful darkness, penetrated by no light but the… Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
“ My courage and my resolution is firm; but my hopes fluctuate, and my spirits are often depressed. Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
“ My dreams were all my own I accounted for them to nobody they were my refuge when annoyed - my dearest pleasure when free. Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
“ The agony of my feelings allowed me no respite no incident occurred from which my rage and misery could not extract its food. Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
“ My imagination, unbidden, possessed and guided me, gifting the successive images that arose in my mind with a vivdness far beyond the usual bounds of reverie.... Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
“ Invention, it must be humbly admitted, does not consist in creating out of void but out of chaos. Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
“ I, a miserable wretch, haunted by a curse that shut up every avenue to enjoyment. Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
“ Nothing contributes so much to tranquilize the mind as a steady purpose Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
“ The labours of men of genius, however erroneously directed, scarcely ever fail in ultimately turning to the solid advantage of mankind. Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
“ I also became a poet, and for one year lived in a Paradise of my own creation; I imagined that I also might obtain a niche in the temple where the names of Homer and Shakespeare are consecrated. Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
“ There is love in me the likes of which you've never seen. There is rage in me the likes of which should never escape. If I am not satisfied int he one, I will indulge the other. Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
“ I am very averse to bringing myself forward in print, but as my account will only appear as an appendage to a former production, and as it will be confined to such topics as have connection with my au… Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
