Elizabeth, having rather expected to affront him, was amazed at his gallantry; and Darcy had never been so bewitched by any woman as he was by her. He really believed, that were it not for the inferiority of her connections, he should be in some danger of falling in love, and were it not for his considerable skill in the deadly arts, that he should be in danger of being bested by hers--for never had he seen a lady more gifted in the ways of vanquishing the undead.

Pride and Prejudice' - perhaps more than any other Jane Austen book - is engrained in our literary consciousness.

My day job is making TV shows.

We pore through libraries, dissecting the classics" Henry Sturges- vampire

But if you read Jane Austen, you know that she had a wicked sense of humor. Not only was she funny, but her early writing was very dark and had a gothic tone to it.

Of all the weapons in the world, love is the most dangerous.

Contrary to his infallibly "honest" image, Abe wasn't above lying so long as it served a noble purpose.