“ What an excellent father you have, girls!' said she, when the door was shut. 'Such joys are scarce since the good Lord saw fit to close the gates of Hell and doom the dead to walk amongst us. Seth Grahame-Smith
“ 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
“ She is never alone when she has Her Books. Books, to her, are Friends. Give her Shakespeare or Jane Austen, Meredith or Hardy, and she is Lost - lost in a world of her own. She sleeps so little that m… E.M. Delafield
“ I would self-medicate with fat, carbohydrates, and Jane Austen, my number one drug of choice, my constant companion through every breakup, every disappointment, every crisis. Men might come and go, bu… Laurie Viera Rigler
“ It is a truth universally acknowledged that a man in possession of a warm house and a well-stocked fridge must be in want of a cat. Heather Hacking
“ It is a truth universally acknowledged, he’d mused, that most people will never find their ‘call me Ishmael’. Django Wylie
“ Our time was most delightfully spent, in mutual Protestations of Freindship, and in vows of unalterable Love, in which we were secure from being interrupted, by intruding and disagreeable Visistors, a… Jane Austen
“ She is probably by this time as tired of me, as I am of her; but as she is too Polite and I am too civil to say so, our letters are still as frequent and affectionate as ever, and our Attachment as fi… Jane Austen
“ After having so nobly disentangled themselves from the shackles of Parental Authority, by a Clandestine Marriage, they were determined never to forfeit the good opinion they had gained in the World, i… Jane Austen
“ Though she had been surprised to find that murder was so thoroughly enjoyable, Mrs Bennet did not believe that this reflected any fault or wickedness in her character. She knew she only committed thes… Debbie Cowens
“ It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single girl in possession of her right mind must be in want of a decent man. Alexandra Potter
“ I don't need to see the trail to know you're at the end of it. My grandfather's compass may not work, but mine is still true. Diana Peterfreund
“ One word frees us of all the weight and pain of life.That word is love."(Sophocles)by Adam Harford, Duke of Harford,from the last page of "Sophie's Salvation Janet Aylmer
“ Your powers of observation are formidable," Michael says and Darien giggles behind one perfectly manicured hand, like some sort of preppie geisha. Stephanie Wardrop
“ I will probably die a misunderstood virgin like Ophelia in HAMLET, only I won't do it by floating down a stream, singing my own mad song. They'll just find me here, on my bed, on a weekend night, my d… Stephanie Wardrop
“ When I first met him (Michael) at the beginning of the year and found out that I would have to be his lab partner in bio and the year-long series of projects in AP English, I seriously considered taki… Stephanie Wardrop
“ He shakes his head and his mouth is quirked at one corner. I can't tell if he thinks I am sort of amusing or truly pathetic. It's especially hard to tell because we are both looking resolutely at the… Stephanie Wardrop
