That to begin with; let respect be the foundation, affection the first floor, love the superstructure. Author: Charlotte Brontë Copy Quote More from Charlotte Brontë “Ex-act-ly, pre-cisely: with your usual acuteness, you have hit the nail straigh…” “Jane, be still; don't struggle so like a wild, frantic bird, that is rending it…” “Anybody may blame me who likes, when I add further, that, now and then, when I …” “...stale details often regain a degree of freshness when they pass through new …”