I must have my share in the conversation.

that you seemed almost as fearful of notice and praise as other women were of neglect. (Edmund to Fanny)

I do not like to have people throw themselves away; but everybody should marry as soon as they can do it to advantage.

Oh! I am delighted with the book! I should like to spend my whole life in reading it.

It is this delightful habit of journalizing which largely contributes to form the easy style of writing for which ladies are so generally celebrated. Every body allows that the talent of writing is particularly female. Nature might have done something, but I am sure it must be essentially assisted by the practice of keeping a journal.

It was for the sake of what had been, rather than what was.

They walked on, without knowing in what direction. There was too much to be thought, and felt, and said, for attention to any other objects.