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Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley was an English novelist best known for her famous work, 'Frankenstein'. Born on August 30, 1797, and passing away on February 1, 1851, she was an early female writer whose works explored themes such as women's rights, social inequalities, and scientific ethics.

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“And so here I am ! I continue to exist—to see one day succeed the other ; to dread night, but more to dread morning, and hail another cheerless day.”

Grief Sadness Sorrow Letters Mourning Dread Endlessly Cheerless Day After Day

Book:The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Volume I

Source: The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Volume I

“Precious attribute of woe-worn humanity! that can snatch ecstatic emotion, even from under the very share and harrow, that ruthlessly ploughs up and lays waste every hope.”

Humanity Grief Emotion Share Despair Waste Lays Attributes Worn Woe Ecstatic

Book:The last man, by the author of Frankenstein

Source: The last man, by the author of Frankenstein

“the sentiment of immediate loss in some sort decayed, while that of utter, irremediable loneliness grew on me with time.”

Loss Grief Loneliness Grew Sentiments

Book:The Last Man

Source: The Last Man

“How dreadful it is, to emerge from the oblivion of slumber, and to receive as a good morrow the mute wailing of one's own hapless heart - to return from the land of deceptive dreams to the heavy knowledge of unchanged disaster!”

Heart Dream Grief Land Return Sorrow Heavy Disaster Oblivion Mute Morrow Slumber Deceptive Wailing

Book:The Last Man

Source: The Last Man

“Oh! grief is fantastic; it weaves a web on which to trace the history of its woe from every form and change around; it incorporates itself with all living nature; it finds sustenance in every object; as light, it fills all things, and, like light, it gives its own colors to all.”

Giving Light Form Grief Objects Color All Things Fantastic Woe Sustenance

Book:The last man, by the author of Frankenstein

Source: The last man, by the author of Frankenstein

“Even the eternal skies weep, I thought; is there any shame then, that mortal man should spend himself in tears?”

Men Should Grief Sky Tears Eternal Rain Shame Mortals

Book:The Last Man

Source: The Last Man

“The time at length arrives, when grief is rather an indulgence than a necessity and the smile that plays upon the lips, although it may be deemed a sacrilege, is not banished.”

May Play Grief Lips Length Indulgence Sacrilege

Book:Frankenstein: Or, The Modern Prometheus

Source: Frankenstein: Or, The Modern Prometheus

“And now, once again, I bid my hideous progeny go forth and prosper. I have an affection for it, for it was the offspring of happy days, when death and grief were but words, which found no true echo in my heart.”

Heart Found Grief My Heart Affection Echoes Hideous Offspring Happy Day Progeny Grief And Death

Book:Frankenstein

Source: Frankenstein

“Even broken in spirit as he is, no one can feel more deeply than he does the beauties of nature. The starry sky, the sea, and every sight afforded by these wonderful regions, seems still to have the power of elevating his soul from earth. Such a man has a double existence: he may suffer misery, and be overwhelmed by disappointments; yet, when he has retired into himself, he will be like a celestial spirit that has a halo around him, within whose circle no grief or folly ventures.”

Source: Frankenstein: ; Or, The Modern Prometheus

About the Author

Born: August 30, 1797
Died: February 1, 1851
Known for: Novelist
Quotes: 221

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