Proud people breed sad sorrows for themselves. But if you be afraid of your touchiness, you must ask pardon, mind, when she comes in.
Emily BronteAbout author
- Author's profession: Novelist
- Nationality: english
- Born: July 30, 1818
- Died: December 19, 1848
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