Assumptions are dangerous things.

To care passionately for another human creature brings always more sorrow than joy; but at the same time, Elinor, one would not be without experience. Anyone who has never really loved has never really lived.

... evil was, perhaps, necessarily always more impressive than good.

If you confront anyone who has lied with the truth, he will usually admit it - often out of sheer surprise. It is only necessary to guess right to produce your effect.

Fey...a Scotch word...It means the kind of exalted happiness that comes before disaster. You know--it's too good to be true.

there is evil everywhere under the sun.

The young people think the old people are fools -- but the old people know the young people are fools.