We are unfashioned creatures, but half made up, if one wiser, better, dearer than ourselves—such a friend ought to be—do not lend his aid to perfectionate our weak and faulty natures.
Victor Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- Frankenstein, letter IV; Complete main clause of Victor’s reply to Robert Walton about friendship; initial we capitalized after omitting the introductory I agree with you. This is Victor speaking, not Walton or the creature. Public-domain original English.
- Frankenstein, letter IV
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