Invictus by William Ernest Henley

Invictus

by William Ernest Henley

Out of the night that covers me,

      Black as the pit from pole to pole,

I thank whatever gods may be

      For my unconquerable soul.

In the fell clutch of circumstance

      I have not winced nor cried aloud.

Under the bludgeonings of chance

      My head is bloody, but unbowed.

Beyond this place of wrath and tears

      Looms but the Horror of the shade,

And yet the menace of the years

      Finds and shall find me unafraid.

It matters not how strait the gate,

      How charged with punishments the scroll,

I am the master of my fate,

      I am the captain of my soul.

"Train your mind to see the good in everything." -- Unknown -- 

"You have to believe in happiness, or happiness never comes." -- Douglas Malloch --

"One kind word can change someone's entire day." -- Unknown --

"If there is faith that can move mountains, it is faith in your own power." -- Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

Jane Eyre

Title: Jane Eyre

Author: Charlotte Bronte

Rating: ★★★★★

Ages: 16 - 18+

    Back Cover Synopsis: 

    Orphaned and penniless, Jane Eyre arrives as a governess at the home of the dark and brooding Mr. Rochester. Before long he has captured her heart. But what terrible secret is lurking at the top of Thornfield Hall? 

    Charlotte Bronte's classic story of passionate and forbidden love, has thrilled and horrified generations of readers. 

"Have a heart with room for every joy." -- Philip James Baily --

"March 4th - the only date of the year that gives you words of encouragement." -- (Source Needed) --

"Above all things else, be cheerful; there is no beatitude for the despairing." -- Amelia Barr --

"I have not failed. I've just ten thousand ways that won't work." -- Thomas Edison --

"There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart." -- Jane Austen --