No one who had ever seen Catherine Morland in her infancy, would have supposed her born to be a heroine... But from fifteen to seventeen she was in training for a heroine.

Cold-hearted Elinor! Oh! Worse than cold-hearted! Ashamed of being otherwise.--Marianne Dashwood

To be claimed as a good, though in an improper style, is at least better than being rejected as no good at all.

Teach us almighty father, to consider this solemn truth, as we should do, that we may feel the importance of every day, and every hour as it passes.

Another stupid party . . . with six people to look on, and talk nonsense to each other.

How hard it is in some cases to be believed!' 'And how impossible in others!

One can never have too large a party.