You showed me how insufficient were all my pretensions to please a woman worthy of being pleased.

Every young lady may feel for my heroine in this critical moment, for every young lady has at some time or other known the same agitation.

One does not love a place the less for having suffered in it, unless it has been all suffering, nothing but suffering.

She was one of those, who, having, once begun, would be always in love.

For what do we live, but to make sport by subjecting our neighbors to endless discretionary review for minor additions?

Whom are you going to dance with?' asked Mr. Knightley. She hesitated a moment and then replied, 'With you, if you will ask me.' Will you?' said he, offering his hand. Indeed I will. You have shown that you can dance, and you know we are not really so much brother and sister as to make it at all improper.' Brother and sister! no, indeed.

Surprises are foolish things. The pleasure is not enhanced, and the inconvenience is often considerable.