The human heart is like india-rubber; a little swells it, but a great deal will not burst it. If 'little than nothing' will disturb it, than 'little less than all things' will suffice to break it.
Anne BronteAbout author
- Author's profession: Novelist
- Nationality: british
- Born: January 17, 1820
- Died: May 28, 1849
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