“It was not the thorn bending to the honeysuckles, but the honeysuckles embracing the thorn.”

—  Emily Brontë, book Wuthering Heights

Nelly Dean (Ch. X).
Source: Wuthering Heights (1847)
Context: She seemed almost over fond of Mr. Linton; and even to his sister she showed plenty of affection. They were both very attentive to her comfort, certainly. It was not the thorn bending to the honeysuckles, but the honeysuckles embracing the thorn.

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