“An unhappy alternative is before you, Elizabeth. From this day you must be a stranger to one of your parents. Your mother will never see you again if you do not marry Mr. Collins, and I will never see you again if you do.”
― Pride and Prejudice
― Pride and Prejudice
“There is a monsterous deal of stupid quizzing, & common-place nonsense talked, but scarcely any wit.”
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“Know your own happiness. You want nothing but patience- or give it a more fascinating name, call it hope.”
― Sense and Sensibility
― Sense and Sensibility
“Everyone wanted to be the best. Best student. Best servant. Best Christian. They got caught up in it, pressing and pushing until they forgot whom it was they were trying to please.”
― The Atonement Child
― The Atonement Child
“I hate to hear you talk about all women as if they were fine ladies instead of rational creatures. None of us want to be in calm waters all our lives.”
― Persuasion
― Persuasion
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