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The different accidents of life are not so changeable as the feelings of human nature.

β€” Mary Shelley

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From Chapter 5 of Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. This is fictional dialogue or narration; its meaning depends on the surrounding scene, not on treating it as the author’s personal advice.

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Source: Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus , Chapter 5

Edition: Project Gutenberg English text, ebook 84

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From Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus

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