“At another time, or in another case, it might have excited my ridicule. But into what quackeries will not people rush for a last chance, where all accustomed means have failed, and the life of a beloved object is at stake?” LoveDeathDyingMedicineIllnessHospiceCaretaking Book:Carmilla Source: Carmilla
“You will think me cruel, very selfish, but love is always selfish; the more ardent the more selfish. How jealous I am you cannot know. You must come with me, loving me, to death; or else hate me, and still come with me, and hating me through death and after. There is no such word as indifference in my apathetic nature.” ThinkingKnowsLoveStillsHateLove IsSelfishIndifferenceJealousHate MeArdentApatheticLoving MeI Am Selfish Book:Best Ghost Stories of J. S. LeFanu Source: Best Ghost Stories of J. S. LeFanu