I never meant it, " he was saying. "Never meant it to happen. Can't stand it, seeing her suffer. Must do something, do something... What do I do? What can I do...?

Rachel Caine
I never meant it,
I never meant it,
I never meant it,
I never meant it,
About This Quote

This is the last letter that the famous poet Percy Bysshe Shelley wrote to his wife Mary Shelley before she died. Mary was suffering from a severe form of mental illness at the time. The real meaning behind this letter is what Percy had done to make things worse for his wife. He had written her an encouraging letter, but then he ate it up.

Percy was trying to build on her hope, but then he destroyed it by telling her that he would never have planned to hurt her. He was showing that he was not acting out of pure love, but out of spite. He was not acting out of true love, but out of petty jealousy and anger.

Source: Ghost Town

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