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I do not sparkle much at dinners, I’m afraid. Perhaps that says more about the dinners you have so far attended than it does about you, declared Mrs. Gardiner. And anyway, in our house, no one is obliged to sparkle" I love Mrs. Gardiner 🥹

"Where would she meet such a man? Not in Longbourn, that was certain. And even supposing she did, why would he look at her? What had she to offer? It was weakness to entertain such imaginings. Allowing yourself to think them only made their absence harder to bear." I fear I am Mary 🫣

"Yes, she could not deny it, she yearned to meet a man who would put an end to her loneliness, who would not think her awkward and plain, who liked the things she liked and did not think them foolish, a man whom she could love and who would love her back in his turn." too relatable 🫠

"Mary is simply very plain, and that’s that. I blame Mr. Bennet’s side of the family. We Gardiners have always been remarkable for our appearance." another variation of Jane Eyre dare I say 😔