Quotation from: Villette

Written by: Charlotte Bronte

The secret of my success did not lie so much in myself, in any
endowment, any power of mine, as in a new state of circumstances, a
wonderfully changed life, a relieved heart. The spring which moved my
energies lay far away beyond seas, in an Indian isle. At parting, I
had been left a legacy; such a thought for the present, such a hope
for the future, such a motive for a persevering, a laborious, an
enterprising, a patient and a brave course--I _could_ not flag.
Few things shook me now; few things had importance to vex, intimidate,
or depress me: most things pleased--mere trifles had a charm.