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Quotation from Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
“You seek for knowledge and wisdom, as I once did; and I ardently hope that the gratification of your wishes may not be a serpent to sting you, as mine has been”
Frankenstein, Letter IV (1831 text)
Victor, rescued from the ice, recognizes his own ambition in Walton and begins his cautionary tale.
Citation: "You seek for knowledge and wisdom, as I once did; and I ardently hope that the gratification of your wishes may not be a serpent to sting you, as mine has been" — Mary Shelley, Frankenstein, Letter IV (1831 text). (id frankenstein-q2)
Portrait: Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Richard Rothwell, Public domain.
