“Proud people breed sorrows for themselves.“

– Emily Bronte

British author and poet, Emily Bronte was one of the three Bronte sisters who wrote. She is best known for her only novel ‘Wuthering Heights’. Though she wrote the novel under a masculine pen name, the book has now been added to the classic reads of all times.

Relating the quote to the story

People who are too proud to seek help from anyone land in more trouble than expected. Boris’s pride in not being prepared to follow Angus, led him to lose his way and be embarrassed. It would have been better to admit he could do with help.