Mary Shelley’s monster has been haunting dreams for more than 200 years. First published in 1818, then revised and republished in 1831, Frankenstein is a classic novel that will enthrall readers as much today as it did when it was first published. That’s why we’ve released our own Penny Magic Classics version of the book, to bring great books to new readers, letting you join us in saying, “I understand why this book is famous!”
To get a taste of the thrill of this famous novel, here are some of the top quotes from Frankenstein, curated by the readers of Goodreads, as well as some of our own favorites:
Our favorite quotes, cementing this as the horror classic that it is:
“I have love in me the likes of which you can scarcely imagine and rage the likes of which you would not believe. If I cannot satisfy the one, I will indulge the other.”
“If I cannot inspire love, I will cause fear!”
“Destiny was too potent, and her immutable laws had decreed my utter and terrible destruction.”
Here are some favorite quotes from Goodreads users:
“Nothing is so painful to the human mind as a great and sudden change.”
“Beware; for I am fearless, and therefore powerful.”
“Life, although it may only be an accumulation of anguish, is dear to me, and I will defend it.”
“I do know that for the sympathy of one living being, I would make peace with all. I have love in me the likes of which you can scarcely imagine and rage the likes of which you would not believe. If I cannot satisfy the one, I will indulge the other.”
We’ll leave you with this epic poem from chapter 10 of the book, the perfect poem for days of restlessness or ennui:
“We rest; A dream has power to poison sleep.
We rise; One wandering thought pollutes the day.
We feel, conceive, or reason; laugh or weep,
Embrace fond woe, or cast our cares away;
It is the same: for, be it joy or sorrow,
The path of departure still is free.
Man's yesterday may ne'er be like his morrow;
Nought may endure but mutability!”
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