Pauline

“There were moments when he looked on evil simply as a mode through which he could realise his conception of the beautiful.”
― Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray

“Nothing is more deceitful," said Darcy, "than the appearance of humility. It is often only carelessness of opinion, and sometimes an indirect boast.”
― Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice

“There is a luxury in self-reproach. When we blame ourselves, we feel that no one else has a right to blame us. It is the confession, not the priest, that gives us absolution.”
― Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray

“for I have often observed that resignation is never so perfect as when the blessing denied begins to lose somewhat of its value is our estimation.”
― Jane Austen