All my heart is yours, sir: it belongs to you; and with you it would remain, were fate to exile the rest of me from your presence forever.
Charlotte BronteRead
Gentle, soft dream, nestling in my arms now, you will fly, too, as your sisters have all fled before you: but kiss me before you go--embrace me, Jane.
Interpretation
What this quote means
This quote expresses a tender farewell, highlighting love and loss.
In this quote, Charlotte Bronte conveys the bittersweet nature of parting from someone cherished. The imagery of a gentle dream suggests a deep emotional connection, while the act of kissing and embracing before the departure signifies the importance of holding on to moments of love and intimacy, even as life leads loved ones away.
Themes
LoveFarewellIntimacyRelationshipsLoss
In practice
Example use cases
In a romantic letter to a partner who is moving away, I might include this quote to express my feelings.
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For a long time the fear of seeming singular scared me away; but by degrees, as people became accustomed to me and my habits, and to such shadows of peculiarity as were engrained in my nature - shades, certainly not striking enough to interest, and perhaps not prominent enough to offend, but born in and with me, and no more to be parted with than my identity - but slow degrees I became a frequenter of this straight narrow path.
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But where are you going to, Helen? Can you see? Do you know?-I believe; I have faith: I am going to God.-Where is God? What is God?-My maker and yours, who will never destroy what He created. I rely implicitly on His power, and confide wholly in His goodness: I count the hours till that eventful one arrives which shall restore me to Him, reveal Him to me.
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