Wuthering Heights, the hauntingly beautiful classic by Emily Brontë, has captivated readers for generations with its tale of passion, revenge, love, and dramatic landscapes. The deeply emotional themes and poetic style of the novel have given rise to countless unforgettable quotes that continue to resonate with audiences. In this article, we have gathered 10 categories of Wuthering Heights quotes that capture the essence of this literary masterpiece—from love and betrayal to heartbreak and resilience. Each section contains 12 iconic quotes, ensuring readers find inspiration, reflection, and beauty in the words of Brontë's timeless story. Let this collection remind you of the depth of human emotion and the power of great literature to stir our souls.
Passionate Love Quotes from Wuthering Heights
"Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same."
"He's more myself than I am. Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same."
"My love for Heathcliff resembles the eternal rocks beneath—a source of little visible delight, but necessary."
"If all else perished, and he remained, I should still continue to be."
"I cannot express it; but surely you and everybody have a notion that there is, or should be, an existence of yours beyond you."
"It would degrade me to marry Heathcliff now; so he shall never know how I love him."
"I am Heathcliff."
"You have left me a single pleasure in life—wherever you are is my heaven."
"Be with me always—take any form—drive me mad! Only do not leave me in this abyss."
"He shall never know how I love him: and that, not because he’s handsome, but because he’s more myself than I am."
"Whatever souls are made of, his and mine are the same."
"My great miseries in this world have been Heathcliff’s miseries, and I watched and felt each from the beginning."
Heartbreak and Despair Quotes
"I wish I were a girl again, half-savage and hardy, and free."
"I have not broken your heart—you have broken it; and in breaking it, you have broken mine."
"Treachery and violence are spears pointed at both ends; they wound those who resort to them worse than their enemies."
"He wanted all to lie in an ecstasy of peace—I wanted all to sparkle and dance in a glorious jubilee."
"Honest people don’t hide their deeds."
"Time brought resignation and a melancholy sweeter than common joy."
"Why did you betray your own heart, Cathy? You loved me—then what right had you to leave me?"
"I have to remind myself to breathe—almost to remind my heart to beat!”
"Tears are not the best remedy for evil."
"Existence, after losing her, would be hell."
"I cannot live without my soul! I cannot live without my life!"
"He has extinguished my love effectually, and so I’m at my ease."
Quotes About Nature and the Moors
"The best of creatures, but you must come home."
"A perfect misanthropist’s Heaven: and Mr. Heathcliff and I are such a suitable pair to divide the desolation between us."
"I got the sexton, who was digging Linton’s grave, to remove the earth off her coffin lid, and I opened it."
"I lingered round them, under that benign sky."
"He might as well plant an oak in a flowerpot, and expect it to thrive."
"The world is surely not worthy of you."
"A wild, heartless, solitary scene."
"But the country folks, if you asked why they were afraid, expressed unaccountable aversion."
"We are such neighbors as occupy the same bark on a troublesome sea."
"Catherine Earnshaw, may you not rest as long as I am living."
"On that bleak hill-top the earth was hard with a black frost."
"The intense horror of nightmare came over me."
Revenge and Obsession Quotes
"Avarice is growing with his gains."
"I’m trying to settle how I shall pay Hindley back."
"Whatever he may pretend, he wishes to provoke Edgar to desperation."
"I seek no revenge on you."
"May she wake in torment!"
"I’ll crush his ribs in like a rotten hazelnut."
"No person ever seemed so isolated."
"He has no claim on my charity."
"He turned a blank of hatred on me."
"I have to keep myself firm and tight."
"But this time, it appeared prompted of his own accord."
"I was insensible and feared I was dying."
Soulmate and Eternal Love Quotes
"I gave him my heart, and he took and pinched it to death."
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