很喜歡《簡愛》裏Jane對Mr. Rochester的愛情宣言：

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!

你以為，因為我貧窮、無名、平淡、和微小，就無靈無心嗎？你想錯了！----我有同你一樣的靈，----也有充實的心！如果上帝賜予我一些美貌和財富，我會讓你難以離開我，就像我現在難以離開你一樣。我現在不是通過風俗、習慣、或者凡人的肉體與你說話；----是我的靈魂在與你的靈魂說話；就像兩者穿過墳墓，站在上帝腳前，平等，----正如我們現在！