“ Well, well," said he, "do not make yourself unhappy. If you are a good girl for the next ten years, I will take you to a review at the end of them. Jane Austen
“ He listened to her with perfect indifference while she chose to entertain herself in this manner; and as his composure convinced her that all was safe, her wit flowed long. Jane Austen
“ ...it is indeed a street of so impertinent a nature, so unfortunately connected with the great London and Oxford roads, and the principal inn of the city, that a day never passes in which parties of l… Jane Austen
“ Marianne was silent; it was impossible for her to say what she did not feel, however trivial the occasion… Jane Austen
“ Sometimes I have kept my feelings to myself, because I could find no language to describe them in but what was worn and hackneyed out of all sense and meaning Jane Austen
“ There is, I believe, in every disposition a tendency to some particular evil - a natural defect, which not even the best education can overcome. Jane Austen
“ Till it does come, you know, we women never mean to have anybody. It is a thing of course among us, that every man is refused, till he offers. Jane Austen
“ And this," cried Darcy, as he walked with quick steps across the room, "is your opinion of me! This is the estimation in which you hold me! I thank you for explaining it so fully. Jane Austen
“ There had been moments when she felt he had almost forgiven her. She would always remember those moments. Jane Austen
“ I have been meditating on the very great pleasure which a pair of fine eyes in the face of a pretty women can bestow.' Miss Bingley immediately fixated her eyes on his face, and desired he would tell… Jane Austen
“ It is a most repulsive quality, indeed,’ said he. ‘Oftentimes very convenient, no doubt, but never pleasing. There is safety in reserve, but no attraction. One cannot love a reserved person.’‘Not till… Jane Austen
“ From a night of more sleep than she had expected, Marianne awoke the next morning to the same consciousness of misery in which she had closed her eyes. Jane Austen
“ Where other powers of entertainment are wanting, the true philosopher will derive benefit from such as are given. Jane Austen
“ She had nothing to wish otherwise, but that the days did not pass so swiftly. It was a delightful visit;—perfect, in being much too short. Jane Austen
“ Were I to fall in love, indeed, it would be a different thing! but I have never been in love; it is not my way, or my nature; and I do not think I ever shall. And, without love, I am sure I should be… Jane Austen
“ If gratitude and esteem are good foundations of affection, Elizabeth's change of sentiment will be neither improbable nor faulty. But if otherwise--if regard springing from such sources is unreasonabl… Jane Austen
“ There are few people whom I really love, and still fewer of whom I think well.The more I see of the world, the more am I dissatisfied with it; and everyday confirms my belief of the inconsistency of a… Jane Austen
“ Marianne, who had the knack of finding her way in every house to the library, however it might be avoided by the family in general, soon procured herself a book. Jane Austen
