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Carmilla
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"Carmilla" Quotes

A young woman becomes entangled in a mysterious and unsettling relationship with a female vampire.

Quotes

I felt my heart do a leap of joy in my breast.

J. Sheridan Le Fanu

love

There was a deliberate voluptuousness which was both thrilling and repulsive.

J. Sheridan Le Fanu

sensuality

The shape, whose left hand rested on the head of the princess, was now stooping towards her.

J. Sheridan Le Fanu

mystery

Your mother warns you to beware of the assassin.

J. Sheridan Le Fanu

warning

There was a coldness in her hand.

J. Sheridan Le Fanu

sensory perception

I had been in a faint.

J. Sheridan Le Fanu

fear

I am sure you would love a lonely wander on the hills between the two churches.

J. Sheridan Le Fanu

loneliness

There are mysteries which men can only guess at.

J. Sheridan Le Fanu

mystery

I am a little shy of strangers.

J. Sheridan Le Fanu

shyness

There was something about her lips that curved in an ambiguous smile.

J. Sheridan Le Fanu

sensuality