Simon McBurney Quotes

Mr. Brocklehurst Do you know, Jane Eyre, where the wicked go after death?

Young Jane They go to hell.

Mr. Brocklehurst And what is hell?

Young Jane A pit full of fire.

Mr. Brocklehurst Should you like to fall into this pit and be burned there forever?

Young Jane No, sir.

Mr. Brocklehurst How might you avoid it?

Young Jane I must keep in good health and not die.

Mr. Brocklehurst I see you are mortifying this girl's flesh.

Miss Scatcherd Sir, she was not...

Mr. Brocklehurst It is your mission to render her contrite and self-denying. Continue.

Mr. Brocklehurst And you, girl.

Mr. Brocklehurst This is the pedestal of infamy, and you will remain on it all day long. You will have neither food nor drink for you must know how barren is the life of a sinner. Children, I exhort you to shun her, exclude her, shut her out from this day forth. Withhold the hand of friendship and deny your love to Jane Eyre, the liar.

Stephen Hawking We can't afford a live-in nurse.

Frank Hawking Stephen, you need to find a way for your family's sake. You're world famous.

Stephen Hawking For black holes. Not for rock concerts.

Frank Hawking I...don't think you realize what lies ahead, Jane. His life is going to be very short. So, be careful. The weight of science is against you, and this will not be a fight, Jane. This is going to be a very heavy defeat. For all of us.

Jane Wilde I know what you all think. That...that I don't look like a terribly strong person. But I love him, and he loves me. We're going to fight this illness together. All of us.

Mrs. Reed Her mother was my husband's sister. On his deathbed he exhorted me to care for her. I've always treated her as one of my own. If you accept her at Lowood school, Mr. Brocklehurst, keep a strict eye on her. She has a heart of spite. I'm sorry to say that her worst fault is that of deceit.

Mr. Brocklehurst You can rest assured that we shall root out the wickedness in this small, ungrateful plant.