The power of doing any thing with quickness is always much prized by the possessor, and often without any attention to the imperfection of the performance. - Mr Darcy

It would be most right, and most wise, and, therefore must involve least suffering.

Let us have the luxury of silence.

Walter Scott has no business to write novels, especially good ones. He has fame and profit enough as a poet, and should not be taking the bread out of other people's mouths.

If people like to read their books, it is all very well, but to be at so much trouble in filling great volumes, which, as I used to think, nobody would willingly ever look into, to be labouring only for the torment of little boys and girls, always struck me as a hard fate.

Did not you? I did for you. But that is one great difference between us. Compliments always take you by surprise, and me never.

She had nothing to do but to forgive herself and be happier than ever.