‘The flame flickers in the eye; the eye shines like dew; it looks soft and full of feeling; it smiles at my jargon: it is susceptible; impression follows impression through its clear sphere; where it ceases to smile, it is sad; an unconscious lassitude weighs on the lid: that signifies melancholy resulting from loneliness. It turns from me; it will not suffer farther scrutiny; it seems to deny, by a mocking glance, the truth of the discoveries I have already made,–to disown the charge both of sensibility and chagrin: its pride and reserve only confirm me in my opinion. The eye is favourable.’
Charlotte Bronte, Jane Eyre (via janeeyrequotes)