...and no other attempt made at secrecy than Mrs. Norris's talking of it everywhere as a matter not to be talked of at present.
Jane AustenShe passed the turning which led to it, and thought of Henry, so near, yet so unconscious...
Jane AustenEvery impulse of feeling should be guided by reason; and, in my opinion, exertion should always be in proportion to what is required.
Jane AustenTag: truth reason feeling exertion impulse
That the Miss Lucases and the Miss Bennets should meet to talk over a ball was absolutely necessary; and the morning after the assembly brought the former to Longbourn to hear and to communicate.
Jane AustenLet us never underestimate the power of a well-written letter.
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She longed to know what at the moment was passing in his mind, in what manner he thought of her, and whether, in defiance of everything, she was still dear to him. Perhaps he had been civil only because he felt himself at ease; yet there had been that in his voice which was not like ease. Whether he had felt more of pain or of pleasure in seeing her she could not tell, but he certainly had not seen her with composure.”
(Jane Austen,”Pride and prejudice”, Chapter 43)
Warmth and enthusiasm did captivate her still. She felt that she could so much more depend upon the sincerity of those who sometimes looked or said a careless or a hasty thing, than of those whose presence of mind never varied, whose tongue never slipped.
Jane AustenTag: favourites
I want no proof of affection but of engagement I do.
Jane AustenI have a high respect for your nerves. They are my old friends. I have heard you mention them with consideration these twenty years at least.
Jane AustenHere I am once more in this scene of dissipation and vice, and I begin already to find my morals corrupted."
-- Jane Austen's Letters August 1796
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