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"She had gone to her letters, and found it all as she supposed; and the re-perusal of these letters, after so long an interval, her poor son gone for ever, and all the strength of his faults forgotten, had affected her spirits exceedingly, and thrown her into greater grief for him than she had known on first hearing of his death."

"In each letter he had spoken well of his captain; but yet, so little were they in the habit of attending to such matters, so unobservant and incurious were they as to the names of men or ships, that it had made scarcely any impression at the time; and that Mrs Musgrove should have been suddenly struck with a recollection of the name, seemed one of those extraordinary bursts of mind which sometimes occur."

"He had, in fact, though his sisters were now doing all they could for him, by calling him 'poor Richard,' been nothing better than a thick-headed, unfeeling, unprofitable Dick Musgrove, who had never done anything to entitle himself more than the abbreviation of his name, living or dead."

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"The Musgroves had had the ill fortune of a very troublesome, hopeless son; and the good fortune to lose him before he reached his twentieth year; that he had been sent to sea because he was stupid and unmanageable on shore; seldom heard of, and scarcely at all regretted, when the intelligence of his death abroad had worked its way to Uppercross, two years before."

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"Mrs Croft had a squareness, uprightness, and vigour of form, which gave importance to her person. Her manners were open, easy, and decided, like one who had no distrust of herself, and no doubts of what to do; without any approach to coarseness, however, or any want of good humour."

"She knew that when she played she was giving pleasure only to herself; but this was no new sensation. Excepting one short period of her life, she had never, since the age of fourteen, never since the loss of her dead mother, known the happiness of being listened to, or encouraged by any just appreciation or real taste. In music she had been always used to feel alone in the world."

"In all other respects, her visit began and proceeded very well. Her own spirits improved by change of place and subject, by being removed three miles from Kellynch; Mary's ailments lessened by having a constant companion, and their daily intercourse with the other family was rather an advantage."

"How was Anne to set all these matters to rights? She could do little more than listen patiently, soften every grievance, and excuse each to the other; give them all hints of the forbearance necessary between such near neighbours, and make those hints broadest which were meant for her sister's benefit."

"One of them after talking of rank, people of rank, and jealousy of rank, said, 'I have no scruple of observing to you, how nonsensical some persons are about their place, because all the world knows how easy and indifferent you are about it."

"...'I wish you could persuade Mary not to be always fancying herself ill,' was Charles language; and, in an unhappy mood, thus spoke Mary: 'I do believe if Charles were to see me dying, he would not think there was anything the matter with me. I am sure, Anne, if you would, you might persuade him that I really am very ill -- a great deal worse than I ever own.'"

"One of the least agreeable circumstances of her residence there was her being treated with too much confidence by all parties, and being too much in the secret of the complaints of each house. Known to have some influence with her sister, she was continually requested, or at least receiving hints to exert it, beyond what was practicable..."

"Brother Ivan is a sphinx, he says nothing, he forever says nothing, while I am tormented by the question of God, that alone torments me. For what if he does not exist? What if Rakitan is right, he is an artificial idea dreamed up by mankind? If he does not exist, man is the boss of the earth, of creation, magnificent-only, how will he be virtuous without God? That's the question, I think about it all the time."

"You see, before I did not have any of these doubts, but this was all concealed inside me. Perhaps it is precisely because unknown ideas were seething within me that I went drinking and getting into fights and behaving like a madman. I-I got into fights in order to quench them in myself, to calm them, constrain them."

"That’s why I see and then think, because of those tails, not at all because I’ve got a soul, and that I am some sort of image and likeness. All that is nonsense! Rakitin explained it all to me yesterday, brother, and it simply bowled me over. It’s magnificent, Alyosha, this science! A new man’s arising—that I understand.... And yet I am sorry to lose God! It’s chemistry, brother, chemistry!"

"'I said to him only just now, the Karamazov's are not scoundrels, but philosophers, because all real Russian people are philosophers but you, now that you've done some studying, are not a philosopher, you're a shit.' He laughed, in a nasty sort of way."

"'Well, Alexei, my head is for the chop.' He sat down on the bench and made Alyosha sit down beside him. 'Yes, your trial is tomorrow. I say, have you really so completely given up all hope, brother?' Alyosha said with shy emotion."

"As soon as Alyosha had gone, Lise unbolted the door, opened it a little, put her finger in the crack and slammed the door with all her might, pinching her finger. She looked intently at her blackened finger and at the blood that oozed from under the nail. Her lips were quivering and she kept whispering rapidly to herself: 'I am vile, vile, vile, vile!'"

"He gave Lysa a quick look, her features had grown almost menacing. 'Give it to him. See that you give it to him without fail!' She commanded him in a frenzy, shaking all over. 'Today, immediately. Otherwise I will poison myself, this is why I asked you to come here.' And quickly she slammed the door."

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"'Alyosha, please save me!' she said, suddenly darting up from her chair, rushed towards him and embraced him tightly in her arms. 'Save me!' she said, almost in a moan. 'Do you think I have ever told anyone else in the whole world what I've told you? You see, the truth, the truth, I'm going to kill myself. Everything is so loathsome to me, I do not want to live -- everything, everything is loathsome to me.'"

"A little further perseverance in patience and forced cheerfulness on Anne's side produced nearly a cure on Mary's."

"'Dear me! what can you possibly have to do?'
'A great many things, I assure you. More than I can recollect in a moment; but I can tell you some...'"

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"'Oh! Anne, I am so very unwell! It was quite unkind of you not to come on Thursday.'
'My dear Mary, recollect what a comfortable account you sent me of yourself! You wrote on the cheerfullest manner, and said you were perfectly well, and in no hurry for me; and besides, I have been so busy, have had so much to do, that I could not very conveniently have left Kellynch sooner.'"

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"Though better endowed than the elder sister, Mary had not Anne's understanding nor temper. While well, and happy, and properly attended to, she had great good humour and excellent spirits; but any indisposition sunk her completely. She had no resources for solitude; inheriting a considerable share of the Elliot self-importance, was prone to add every other distress that of fancying herself neglected and ill-used."

"She knew the ways of Uppercross as well as those of Kellynch. The two families were continually meeting, so much in the habit of running in and out of each other's house at all hours, that it was rather a surprise to her to find Mary alone."

"'I can't possibly do without Anne,' was Mary's reasoning and Elizabeth's reply was, 'Then I am sure Anne had better stay, for nobody will want her in Bath.'
To be claimed as good, though in an improper style, is at least better than being rejected as no good at all; and Anne, glad to be thought of some use, glad to have the scene of it in the country, and her own dead country, readily agreed to stay."

"And in the event of Admiral Croft's really taking Kellynch Hall, she rejoiced anew over the conviction which had always been most grateful to her, of the past being known to those three only among her connexions, by whom no syllable, she believed, would ever be whispered."

"With all these circumstances, recollections and feelings, she could not hear that Captain Wentworth's sister was likely to live at Kellynch without a revival of former pain; and many a stroll, and many a sigh, were necessary to dispel the agitation of the idea."

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"She had been forced into prudence in her youth, she learned romance as she grew older: the natural sequel of an unnatural being."

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"All his sanguine expectations, all his confidence had been justified. His genius and ardour had seemed to foresee and to command his prosperous path. He had, very soon after their engagement ceased, got employ: and all that he had told her would follow, had taken place. He had distinguished himself, and made a handsome fortune. She had only navy lists and newspapers for her authority, but she could not doubt."

"She did not blame Lady Russell, she did not blame herself for having been guided by her; ... She was persuaded that under every disadvantage of disapprobation at home, and every anxiety attending his profession, all their probable fears, delays, and disappointments, she should yet have been a happier woman in maintaining the engagement, than she had been in the sacrifice of it;"