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From Carmilla by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
Several lines from Carmilla have become defining quotations of gothic and vampire literature.
Chapter 4

'You are mine, you shall be mine, you and I are one for ever.' — Carmilla's possessive declaration.

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Chapter 4

'Girls are caterpillars while they live in the world, to be finally butterflies... but in the meantime there are grubs and larvae.' — Carmilla's cryptic philosophy.

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Chapter 4

'Love will have its sacrifices. No sacrifice without blood.' — the thematic fusion of love and predation.

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