Victoria

“Those proud of keeping an orderly desk never know the thrill of finding something they thought they had irretrievably lost.”
― Helen Exley

“This was a letter to be run through eagerly, to be read deliberately, to supply matter for much reflection, and to leave everything in greater suspense than ever.”
― Jane Austen, Mansfield Park

“Valentine had long ago observed that in a society that expected chastity and fidelity, like Lusitania, the adolescents who controlled and channeled their youthful passions were the ones who grew up to be both strong and civilized. Adolescents in such a community who were either too weak to control themselves or too contemptuous of society's norms to try usually ended up being either sheep or wolves—either mindless members of the herd or predators who took what they could and gave nothing.”
― Orson Scott Card, Xenocide

“Mr. Rushworh was very ready to request the favour of Mr. Crawford's assistance; and Mr. Crawford after properly depreciating his own abilities, was quite at his service in any way that could be useful.”
― Jane Austen, Mansfield Park