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1847 · Charlotte Brontë

Jane Eyre

A governess who refuses to live without dignity.

1847Brontë

Charlotte Brontë

Jane Eyre

Quotes

Quotes · Jane Eyre

Passages worth saving.

  • “I am no bird; and no net ensnares me.”
    Jane says this to Rochester while expressing her desire for freedom and equality in love.p.
  • “Do you think I am an automaton? - a machine without feelings?”
    Jane speaks these words when defending her emotions and dignity against social inequality.p.
  • “I would always rather be happy than dignified.”
    Jane reflects on choosing emotional truth over cold social respectability.p.
  • “Reader, I married him.”
    This famous line shows Jane finally taking control of her own story and choices.p.
  • “Life appears to me too short to be spent in nursing animosity.”
    Helen Burns says this to Jane, teaching her the value of forgiveness and inner peace.p.
  • “Prejudices, it is well known, are most difficult to eradicate from the heart.”
    The novel reflects on how deeply society’s judgments and class divisions affect people.p.