I knew the labyrinthine intrigue of his marriage was of a nature to present us with difficulties, but I was assured of the naturalness of our joining. I was sixteen and the world was suddenly entirely simple to me; we would be together. In spite of all the voices we knew would come against us, we resolved on a plan to be free.
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"How dreadful it is, to emerge from the oblivion of slumber, and to receive as a good morrow the mute wailing of one's own hapless heart - to return from the land of deceptive dreams to the heavy knowl…"
"in the midst of despair we performed the tasks of hope."
"I need not describe the feelings of those whose dearest ties are rent by that most irreparable evil, the void that presents itself to the soul, and the despair that is exhibited on the countenance."
"One man's life or death were but a small price to pay for the acquirement of the knowledge which I sought, for the dominion I should acquire and transmit over the elemental foes of our race."
"What may not be expected in a country of eternal light?"
From 'Frankenstein Diaries: Secret Memoirs of Mary Shelley', reflecting on her elopement with Percy Bysshe Shelley.
Date: 1814 (event described), 'Frankenstein Diaries' published 2016 (fictional memoir based on her life)
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