Heathcliff And Hareton Famous Quotes & Sayings

A nation of shopkeepers are very seldom so disinterested. — Samuel Adams

He advocated that all who follow Jesus are priests, not just the official clergy. Much of what he said made sense, as did his kind manner. But why was he here now? Had this persecuted recluse emerged just to speak to me? — David Holdsworth

How many hearts must break before greed is conquered and humanity rises? — Zarina Bibi

The guest was now the master of Wuthering Heights: he held firm possession, and proved to the attorney, who, in his turn, proved it to Mr. Linton, that Earnshaw had mortaged every yard of land he owned for cash to supply his mania for gaming; and he, Heathcliff, was the mortgagee.
In that manner, Hareton, who should now be the first gentleman in the neighbourhood, was reduced to a state of complete dependence on his father's inveterate enemy; and lives in his own house as a servant deprived of the advantage of wages, and quite unable to right himself, because of his friendlessness, and his ignorance that he has been wronged. — Emily Bronte

Adoption is a wonderful way of becoming a family. If being a biological parent is any better or more rewarding than being an adoptive parent, I really don't think I could stand it! — Kathleen Silber

In 1978, Elizabeth Blackburn, working with Joe Gall, identified the DNA sequence of telomeres. Every time a cell divides, it gets shorter. But telomeres usually don't. So there must be something happening to the telomeres to keep their length in equilibrium. — Carol W. Greider

To speak of morals in art is to speak of legislature in sex. Art is the sex of the imagination. — George Jean Nathan

I enjoyed my stay in the Congress. Most people do not. And too many people who have been elected really don't understand the nature of government. — Ed Koch