I can never be important to any one.' 'What is to prevent you?' 'Every thing — my situation — my foolishness and awkwardness.

Vanity working on a weak head, produces every sort of mischief.

Nothing amuses me more than the easy manner with which everybody settles the abundance of those who have a great deal less than themselves.

He may live in my memory as the most amiable man of my acquaintance.

She attracted him more than he liked.

One cannot fix one's eyes on the commonest natural production without finding food for a rambling fancy.

Sophia shrieked and fainted on the ground – I screamed and instantly ran mad. We remained thus mutually deprived of our senses, some minutes, and on regaining them were deprived of them again. For an Hour and a Quarter did we continue in this unfortunate situation – Sophia fainting every moment and I running mad as often. At length a groan from the hapless Edward (who alone retained any share of life) restored us to ourselves.