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Was this quote really in the book? I must have skipped some pages and I’d like to know when did Margret say that (which chapter). “I wish I could tell you how lonely I am. How cold and harsh it is here. Everywhere there is conflict and unkindness. I think God has forsaken this place. I believe I have seen hell and it's white, it's snow-white.”
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Trudy Brasure
Just for the record, that's a brilliant quote from the screenplay - the BBC mini-series. It's not in the book at all, but this quote helps summarize for the film viewers Margaret's loneliness and distraught feelings about the suffering she sees in Milton.
Viviane
No, it's from the series only... Not a Gaskell creation, but I must say it was a really good quote!
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