There is nothing I would not do for those who are really my friends. I have no notion of loving people by halves, it is not my nature.

Which of all my important nothings shall I tell you first?

Mr. Knightley, if I have not spoken, it is because I am afraid I will awaken myself from this dream.

[I]t is well to have as many holds upon happiness as possible.

You men have none of you any hearts.' 'If we have not hearts, we have eyes; and they give us torment enough.

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

I do not think I ever opened a book in my life which had not something to say upon woman's inconstancy. Songs and proverbs, all talk of woman's fickleness. But perhaps you will say, these were all written by men." "Perhaps I shall. Yes, yes, if you please, no reference to examples in books. Men have had every advantage of us in telling their own story. Education has been theirs in so much higher a degree; the pen has been in their hands. I will not allow books to prove anything.