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But I am a blasted tree; the bolt has entered my soul; and I felt then that I should survive to exhibit what I shall soon cease to be - a miserable spectacle of wrecked humanity, pitiable to others and intolerable to myself.
Mary Shelley
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But I am a blasted tree; the bolt has entered my soul; and I felt then that I should survive to exhibit what I shall soon cease to be - a miserable spectacle of wrecked humanity, pitiable to others and intolerable to myself. — Mary Shelley

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Mary Shelley was a Author from United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1797–1851).

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Who said "But I am a blasted tree; the bolt has entered my soul; and I felt then that I s…"?
This quote is attributed to Mary Shelley, a Author from United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
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Mary Shelley lived from 1797 – 1851.