"I need not sell my soul to buy bliss. I have an inward treasure born with me, which can keep me alive if all extraneous delights should be withheld, or offered only at a price I cannot afford to give."
–– Charlotte Brontë (1816-1855), English writer
Source: Charlotte Brontë. Jane Eyre, published 1847.
via: Sketchbook 26, 2015, p. 34.
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