She had a lively, playful disposition that delighted in anything ridiculous.

I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading!

Young ladies should take care of themselves. Young ladies are delicate plants. They should take care of their health and their complexion. My dear, did you change your stockings?

What do you know of my heart? What do you know of anything but your own suffering. For weeks, Marianne, I've had this pressing on me without being at liberty to speak of it to a single creature. It was forced on me by the very person whose prior claims ruined all my hope. I have endured her exultations again and again whilst knowing myself to be divided from Edward forever. Believe me, Marianne, had I not been bound to silence I could have provided proof enough of a broken heart, even for you.

I assure you. I have no notion of treating men with such respect. That is the way to spoil them.

The sooner every party breaks up the better.

Wickedness is always wickedness, but folly is not always folly.