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“His mind was indeed my library, and whenever it was opened to me, I entered bliss.” ― Charlotte Brontë

“No sight so sad as that of a naughty child," he began, "especially a naughty little girl. Do you know where the wicked go after death?"

"They go to hell," was my ready and orthodox answer.

"And what is hell? Can you tell me that?"

"A pit full of fire."

"And should you like to fall into that pit, and to be burning there for ever?"

"No, sir."

"What must you do to avoid it?"

I deliberated a moment: my answer, when it did come was objectionable: "I must keep in good health and not die.” 
― Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre

Jane Eyre - Official Trailer 2011

Today is the 203rd Birthday of Charlotte Brontë, one of the Bronte sisters, and who is an English novelist noted for Jane Eyre (1847), a strong narrative of a woman in conflict with her natural desires and social condition. The novel gave new truthfulness to Victorian fiction. She later wrote Shirley (1849) and Villette (1853).
for more pls read: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Charlotte-Bronte


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