The agonies of remorse poison the luxury there is otherwise sometimes found in the excess of grief.

Accursed creator! Why did you form a monster so hideous that even you turned from me in disgust?

There is something at work in my soul, which I do not understand.

Of what a strange nature is knowledge! It clings to a mind when it has once seized on it like a lichen on a rock." - Frankenstein p115

Nothing is so painful to the human mind as a great and sudden change.

A mind of moderate capacity which closely pursues one study must infallibly arrive at great proficiency in that study.

Ah! it is well for the unfortunate to be resigned, but for the guilty there is no peace.

Life, although it may only be an accumulation of anguish, is dear to me, and I will defend it.

There was a considerable difference between the ages of my parents, but this circumstance seemed to unite them only closer in bonds of devoted affection.

If your wish is to become really a man of science and not merely a petty experimentalist, I should advise you to apply to every branch of natural philosophy, including mathematics.

the companions of our childhood always possess a certain power over our minds which hardly any later friend can obtain.

Making a dream into reality begins with what you have, not with what you are waiting on.

The most basic method one can use to let go of the past is by looking at it as a learning experience.

The moment you make the internal changes necessary to obtain your goal, the outside world changes instantly.

And you know what the worst thing was?The worst thing was that nobody ever believed how hard we tried.

I have just read your dispatch about sore-tongued and fatigued horses, Will you pardon me for asking what the horses of your army have done since the Battle of Antietam that fatigues anything?

[from a reader] I hope she learns to look for the joy in life instead of picking out negatives - it will change her life for the better.

I have made six big home moves in my life and I have never lost money on one I have lived in.

A brave world, sir, full of religion, knavery, and change: we shall shortly see better days.

With so many people to love in my life, why do I worry about one?

I don't direct movies for a living.