I have not broken your heart – you have broken it; and in breaking it, you have broken mine.
As said by the intensely tortured Heathcliff in Emily Bronte’s Gothic classic Wuthering Heights (1847). Famously set in the Moors of Yorkshire, the quote highlights the complex relationship between Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw, which drives the heart of the book. The gorgeous cover is entitled Figures in a Storm by one of my favourite artists. Percivus has nothing to do with the story but wanted to be included. It is a Penguin Classic after all.
It’s a really strange choice for the cover
I wouldn’t say strange. Nice to see something more artistic and something different to just the moors.
hmmm I think the moors are OK. My own book is not set all that far away
Love you included the penguin!! Happy Monday!!
He insisted! 😛
Ha
Percivus is most welcome to say hello. Excellent quote and book cover.
It really is striking. Any covers you’re really fond of?
Without Remorse from the 1990s written by Tom Clancy. Ironically the scene depicted never takes place.
I had a look. Looks like it would be a good scene.
You know who’s going to.be jealous. Percivus does look cute though and has impeccable taste in a literature. Well choosen on the quote. Happy Monday.
There are countless to choose from but it’s the one that stood out most to me. It sums up how much their sadness is intertwined. And yes. And if you ask him, he’s the one that lends me his books ha.
Great cover and post. You know how to really perk things up.
Thanks. Just wanted something different. It is one of the greats of literature.
You did it with style.
That’s exactly how I picture you.
I’ve read Wuthering Heights at least 6 times, I have loved it from the first chapter. When I tell others they look at me as though I am the biggest geek ever. 🙂
Not a geek at all. You have fine taste. What did you notice after the first read?
That I was hooked on Bronte 🙂
All of them?
Well I do love Bronte 🙂
Such a cute penguin! I got about halfway with this book before I gave up. Will probably try it again eventually.
You should go back to it. It’s tough to read at times but it’s really rewarding. The character studies are incredible. I’ve never read a book with as much layered intensity.
One of my treasured book..
It is for many 🙂 When did you last read it?
That line is so powerful. Heathcliff and Cathy are one soul, their love is one that comes along rarely in life. This is one of my favourite novels. Bronte makes you feel the characters pain and torment. Powerful stuff.
You’ll probably recognise this then. My first ever post actually
https://alexraphael.wordpress.com/2013/09/01/line-of-the-day/
Nice post. Wuthering Heights has got some unbelievably beautiful and emotionally powerful quotes. My favourites are Catherine: “Nelly, I am Heathcliff, he’s always, always on my mind – not as a pleasure, anymore than I am always a pleasure to myself – but as my own being…” and Heathcliff: “You know as well as I do, that for every thought she spends on Linton, she spends a thousand on me!”
And, ahh, what a cute little penguin you’ve got there! I have a weakness for soft penguins (I have one myself, nameless as yet, but he is saying “hello” to yours).
Let me know when you name him 🙂 And excellent quotes. I could easily have chosen half a dozen. Such a powerful and memorable book. A true classic.
Lovely quote!:)
There were many others I could have chosen. But when I saw this one I knew it was the one I would put up.
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