Frankenstein Quotes
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Source: Frankenstein
Author: Mary Shelley
"From my infancy I was imbued with high hopes and a lofty ambition."
I trod heaven in my thoughts, now exulting in my powers, now burning with the idea of their effects. From my infancy I was imbued with high hopes and a lofty ambition.
Context
Here we are in the last chapter of Frankenstein, and Victor is still praising—and cursing—his own ambitions.
Where you've heard it
"From my infancy I was imbued with high hopes and a lofty ambition." Sounds like something we heard in grad school.
Pretentious Factor
If you were to drop this quote at a dinner party, would you get an in-unison "awww" or would everyone roll their eyes and never invite you back? Here it is, on a scale of 1-10.
Talking about your own lofty ambitions definitely ups your pretentious factor.