Frankenstein, Page 99

Darkness had no effect upon my fancy, and a churchyard was to me merely the receptacle of bodies deprived of life, which, from being the seat of beauty and strength, had become food for the worm.

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Frankenstein, Page 98

None but those who have experienced them can conceive of the enticements of science.

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I was tempted to do something with "In M. Waldman I found a true friend." The word friend is used over and over in this book. Maybe this is really just about making imaginary friends? But this page is so filled with "ardour", "heart", "soul" and "sly smile"s that I had to go with this one.

Frankenstein, Page 97

I requested his advice concerning the books I ought to procure.

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I don't seem to know how to keep the paint from reflecting the threads of the canvas.

Frankenstein, Page 96

As he went on I felt as if my soul were grappling with a palpable enemy; one by one the various keys were touched which formed the mechanism of my being; chord after chord was sounded, and soon my mind was filled with one thought, one conception, one purpose.

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Frankenstein, Page 95

With a confusion of ideas only to be accounted for by my extreme youth and my want of a guide on such matters, I had retrod the steps of knowledge along the paths of time and exchanged the discoveries of recent enquirers for the dreams of forgotten alchemists.

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Update

Well, that was a long break. I've picked up the book and brushes again. Goodness only knows how long it'll last. Starting with the 29 December 2012 post, I've switched to smaller canvases. So, unless otherwise noted, from 29 December on, the paintings are 6" x 6".

Frankenstein, Page 94

Chance -- or rather the evil influence, the Angel of Destruction, which asserted omnipotent sway over me from the moment I turned my reluctant steps from my father's door -- led me first to M. Krempe, professor of natural philosophy.

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Frankenstein, Page 93

He said little, but when he spoke I read in his kindling eye and in his animated glance a restrained but firm resolve not to be chained to the miserable details of commerce.

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12"x6" Acrylic on Canvas Paper. Clerval's arm is a bit thick, eh?

Frankenstein, Page 92

She died calmly, and her countenance expressed affection even in death.

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Frankenstein, Page 91

She attended her sickbed; her watchful attentions triumphed over the malignity of the distemper -- Elizabeth was saved, but the consequences of this imprudence were fatal to her preserver.

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