Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley: "Kita hampir bisa percaya bahwa kita dita...

"Kita hampir bisa percaya bahwa kita ditakdirkan oleh Providence ke posisi gelisah di dunia, jadi cinta perubahan selalu ditanamkan pada kaum muda. Tampaknya seolah Pemberi Hukum abadi bermaksud bahwa, pada usia tertentu, manusia harus meninggalkan ayah, ibu, dan kediaman masa kecilnya, untuk mencari peruntungan di seluruh dunia."

--- Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

Versi Bahasa Inggris

We could almost believe that we are destined by Providence to an unsettled position on the globe, so invariably is a love of change implanted in the young. It seems as if the eternal Lawgiver intended that, at a certain age, man should leave father, mother, and the dwelling of his infancy, to seek his fortunes over the wide world.