很喜欢《简爱》里Jane对Mr. Rochester的爱情宣言:
Do you think, because I am poor, obscure, plain, and little, I am soulless and heartless? You think wrong!--I have as much soul as you,--and full as much heart! And if God had gifted me with some beauty and much wealth, I should have made it as hard for you to leave me, as it is now for me to leave you. I am not talking to you now through the medium of custom, conventionalities, nor even of mortal flesh;--it is my spirit that addresses your spirit; just as if both had passed through the grave, and we stood at God's feet, equal,--as we are!
你以为,因为我贫穷、无名、平淡、和微小,就无灵无心吗?你想错了!----我有同你一样的灵,----也有充实的心!如果上帝赐予我一些美貌和财富,我会让你难以离开我,就像我现在难以离开你一样。我现在不是通过风俗、习惯、或者凡人的肉体与你说话;----是我的灵魂在与你的灵魂说话;就像两者穿过坟墓,站在上帝脚前,平等,----正如我们现在!