Jane Austen Quotes
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How clever you are, to know something of which you are ignorant.
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You, of all people, deserve a happy ending Despite everything that happened to you, you aren't bitter You aren't cold You've just retreated a little and been shy, and that's okay If I were a fairy godmother, I would give you your heart's desire in an instant And I would wipe away your tears and tell you not to cry "A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of"
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To her own heart it was a delightful affair, to her imagination it was even a ridiculous one, but to her reason, her judgment, it was completely a puzzle.
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She knew that when she played she was giving pleasure only to herself; but this was no new sensation...
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Till this moment I never knew myself.
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I have not wanted syllables where actions have spoken so plainly.
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Cold-hearted Elinor! Oh! Worse than cold-hearted! Ashamed of being otherwise.
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If I could but know his heart, everything would become easy.
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She told the story, however, with great spirit among her friends; for she had a lively, playful disposition, which delighted in any thing ridiculous.
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Where so many hours have been spent in convincing myself that I am right, is there not some reason to fear I may be wrong?
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To begin perfect happiness at the respective ages of 26 and 18 is to do pretty well.
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She was convinced that she could have been happy with him, when it was no longer likely they should meet.
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All the privilege I claim for my own sex ... is that of loving longest, when existence or hope is gone.
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One man's style must not be the rule of another's.
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If I loved you less, I might be able to talk about it more.
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I will only add, God bless you.
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I am not romantic, you know; I never was.
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She was happy, she knew she was happy, and knew she ought to be happy.
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Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance. If the dispositions of the parties are ever so well known to each other or ever so similar beforehand, it does not advance their felicity in the least. They always continue to grow sufficiently unlike afterwards to have their share of vexation; and it is better to know as little as possible of the defects of the person with whom you are to pass your life.
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Nobody minds having what is too good for them.