There was something appealing in thinking of a character with a secret life that her author knew nothing about. Slipping off while the author's back was turned, to find love in her own way. Showing up just in time to deliver the next bit of dialogue with an innocent face.

It was the marriage that was important; Jane Austen rarely even bothered to write about the wedding.

Where you succeed will never matter so much as where you fail.

Arriving late was a way of saying that your own time was more valuable than the time of the person who waited for you.

There was something appealing in thinking of a character with a secret life that her author knew nothing about. Slipping off while the author's back was turned, to find love in her own way. Showing up just in time to deliver the next bit of dialogue with an innocent face.

No Utopia is Utopia for everyone

You know, I don't think there's anything truly unforgivable. Not where there's love.