Heathcliff

And there you see the distinction between our feelings:
had he been in my place and I in his, though i hated
him with a hatred that turned my life to gall, I never
would have raised a hand against him. You may look
incredulous, if you please! I never would have banished
him from her society as long as she desired his. The
moment her regard ceased, I would have torn his heart
out, and drank his blood! But, till then - if you
don't believe me, you don't know me - till then, I
would have died by inches before I touched a songle a
single hair of his head!

-Wuthering Heights