Frankenstein quotations

“memory brought madness with it”

madness

“an artist occupied by his favourite employment”

artist

“learned the science of letters”

letters

“a thousand fears arose in my mind”

fears

“could banish disease from the human frame”

banish

“an ardour that far exceeded moderation”

ardour

“men appear to me monsters thirsting for each other’s blood”

monsters

“How can I describe my emotions at this catastrophe”

catastrophe

“Had deprived myself of rest and health”

deprived

“my cheek had grown pale with study”

pale

“I ought to be thy Adam, but I am rather the fallen angel”

Adam

“I will not be tempted to set myself in opposition with thee”

Opposition

“Misery made me a fiend”

Fiend

“If I cannot inspire love, I will cause fear”

inspire

“I saved her and dragged her to the shore”

dragged

“You are my creator but I am your master, obey”

Creator

“How dangerous is the acquirement of knowledge”

acquirement

“I am alone and miserable; man will not associate with me”

associate

“selected his features as beautiful”

selected

“his yellow skin scarcely covered the work of muscles and arteries beneath”

yellow

“the will and power to effect purposes of horror”

purposes