Never could I expect to be so truly beloved and important; so always first and always right in any man's eyes as I am in my father's.

It sometimes is a disadvantage to be so very guarded. If a woman conceals her affection from the object of it, she may loose the opportunity of fixing him.

Wickedness is always wickedness, but folly is not always folly.

A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment.

Perhaps it is our imperfections that make us so perfect for one another.

No young lady can be justified in falling in love before the gentleman's love is declared, it must be very improper that a young lady should dream of a gentleman before the gentleman is first known to have dreamt of her.

I go too long without picking up a good book, I feel like I've done nothing useful with my life.