Nathaniel Hawthorne Quote

She wanted — what some people want throughout life — a grief that should deeply touch her, and thus humanize and make her capable of sympathy.


The Scarlet Letter (1850)


She wanted — what some people want throughout life — a grief that should deeply touch her, and thus humanize and make her capable of sympathy.

She wanted — what some people want throughout life — a grief that should deeply touch her, and thus humanize and make her capable of sympathy.

She wanted — what some people want throughout life — a grief that should deeply touch her, and thus humanize and make her capable of sympathy.

She wanted — what some people want throughout life — a grief that should deeply touch her, and thus humanize and make her capable of sympathy.