Heathcliff

I kept waking up last night, and each time I did I had lyrics from Michael Penn’s No Myth (Romeo in Black Jeans) in my head.
I know. Seems tres random. But, the lyric actually made sense, given my post earlier this week about Halloween reads:
What if I was Romeo in black jeans?
What if I was Heathcliff? It’s no myth.
In honor of that odd, head-stuck lyric, I bring you selections from a gothically delicious favorite, Wuthering Heights!

‘This is nothing,’ cried she: ‘I was only going to say that heaven did not seem to be my home; and I broke my heart with weeping to come back to earth; and the angels were so angry that they flung me out into the middle of the heath on the top of Wuthering Heights; where I woke sobbing for joy. That will do to explain my secret, as well as the other. I’ve no more business to marry Edgar Linton than I have to be in heaven; and if the wicked man in there had not brought Heathcliff so low, I shouldn’t have thought of it. It would degrade me to marry Heathcliff now; so he shall never know how I love him: and that, not because he’s handsome, Nelly, but because he’s more myself than I am. Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same; and Linton’s is as different as a moonbeam from lightning, or frost from fire.’

Keep an eye on the blog tomorrow for a special Halloween treat–the back cover copy for TWICE BITTEN!

5 thoughts on “Heathcliff

  • Whenever I think of Heathcliff I see Laurence Olivier, and he made the character more human for me.

    Oh I will so be stopping by tomorrow! Can't wait!!!

  • Oh nice! 🙂

    Can't wait to see it….but I haven't read Friday Night Bites yet! I'll save it in my Google Reader to read later!

    Happy Halloween to you!

  • Oooh, this is so cool, especially with the picture. I've been having bizarre dreams this week too. No songs though:)

  • I loved that song. I think he used violins in it at some point. Lovely..
    Looking forward to seeing the backcover of Twice Bitten.

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