Heaven forbid! -- That would be the greatest misfortune of all! -- To find a man agreeable whom one is determined to hate! -- Do not wish me such an evil.
Jane AustenTo be claimed as a good, though in an improper style, is at least better than being rejected as no good at all.
Jane AustenA mother would have been always present. A mother would have been a constant friend; her influence would have been beyond all other.
Jane Austen