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Quotes from Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
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1 I felt this delay very bitterly; for I longed to see my native town and my beloved friends.
2 What chiefly struck me was the gentle manners of these people, and I longed to join them, but dared not.
3 I have described myself as always having been imbued with a fervent longing to penetrate the secrets of nature.
4 She longed to bid me hasten my return; a thousand conflicting emotions rendered her mute as she bade me a tearful, silent farewell.
5 At first I wished to hurry on, for I longed to console and sympathise with my loved and sorrowing friends; but when I drew near my native town, I slackened my progress.
6 I had often, when at home, thought it hard to remain during my youth cooped up in one place and had longed to enter the world and take my station among other human beings.
7 My thoughts now became more active, and I longed to discover the motives and feelings of these lovely creatures; I was inquisitive to know why Felix appeared so miserable and Agatha so sad.