I May Be Overthinking This: Another Recently Uncovered Favorite Quote

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Another Recently Uncovered Favorite Quote

Favorite line from Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre that I wrote in my journal when I was reading it in August, 1992.

The crisis was perilous; but not without its charm: such as the Indian, perhaps, feels when he slips over the rapid in his canoe.

2 comments:

Rachel said...: I LOVE Jane Eyre, and I love that quote.; February 20, 2009 at 5:04 AM
Blah Blah Layla said...: Great quote... I miss being able to use words like perilous and charm without sounding dramatic or unfashionable! My favorite, though, is responding to an offer with "that would be delightful" because sometimes... it just would.; February 24, 2009 at 3:59 PM

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