She felt that she could so much more depend upon the sincerity of those who sometimes looked or said a careless or a hasty thing, than of those whose presence of mind never varied, whose tongue never slipped.

A person who is knowingly bent on bad behavior, gets upset when better behavior is expected of them.

Evil to some is always good to others

You pierce my soul. I am half agony, half hope...I have loved none but you.

Do not consider me now as an elegant female intending to plague you, but as a rational creature speaking the truth from her heart.

I would much rather have been merry than wise.

Our scars make us know that our past was for real