“I might, indeed, read history; but whenever I attempt to do so, I am to tell you the truth, driven from it by disgust—What is it, but a miserably mortifying detail of crimes and follies?—of the guilt of a few, and the sufferings of many, while almost every page offers an argument in favor of what I never will believe—that heaven created the human race only to destroy itself.”
Charlotte Turner Smith, born on May 4, 1749 and died on October 28, 1806, was an English poet. Her poetry is known for its delicate emotions and profound personal experiences, and is considered one of the pioneers of English Romantic poetry. more
“Our common humanity can bridge any prior expanse of disagreement between us.”
“There is no victor in life - for it is a game of expression, not of greed.”
“But that is the way we are made: we don't reason, where we feel; we just feel.”
“you are the cause by which I die”