It is not every man's fate to marry the woman who loves him best

“The evils arising from the loss of her uncle were neither trifling nor likely t…”

“Her [Mrs Croft's] manners were open, easy, and decided, like one who had no dis…”

“[I]f a book is well written, I always find it too short.”

“...since we see everyday that where there is affection, young people are seldom…”