Quite definitely a Bingley
Lauren WilligTag: jane-austen pride-and-prejudice turnip
Walking out in the middle of a funeral would be, of course, bad form. So attempting to walk out on one's own was beyond the pale.
Steve HockensmithTag: horror pride-and-prejudice zombies
I am determined that nothing but the deepest love could ever induce me into matrimony. [Elizabeth]
Jane AustenTag: pride-and-prejudice
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a large ego must be in want of a woman to cut him down to size
Melissa NathanTag: humor paraphrased pride-and-prejudice melissa-nathan
Pride," observed Mary, who piqued herself upon the solidity of her reflections, "is a very common failing, I believe. By all that I have ever read, I am convinced that it it very common indeed; that human nature is particularly prone to it, and that there are very few of us who do not cherish a feeling of self-complacency on the score of some quality or the other, real or imaginary. Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously. A person may be proud without being vain. pride relates more to our opinion of ourselves, vanity to what we would have other think of us.
Jane AustenTag: jane-austen pride-and-prejudice
Elizabeth had never been more at a loss to make her feelings appear what they were not. It was necessary to laugh, when she would rather have cried.
Jane AustenTag: feelings laugh pride-and-prejudice cry concealment
What praise is more valuable than the praise of an intelligent servant?
Jane AustenTag: praise pride-and-prejudice servant
The celestial brightness of Pride and Prejudice is unequalled even in Jane Austen's other work; after a life of much disappointment and grief, in which some people would have seen nothing but tedium and emptiness, she stepped forth as an author, breathing gaiety and youth, robed in dazzling light.
Elizabeth JenkinsTag: jane-austen pride-and-prejudice elizabeth-jenkins
Never let yourself be swayed by emotions,' her mother had said. 'Emotions are fleeting. They come and go. But reality stays with you forever.
Monica FairviewTag: love mr-darcy emotions pride-and-prejudice
The more I see of the world, the more am I dissatisfied with it; and everyday confirms my belief of the inconsistencies of all human characters, and of the little dependence that can be placed on the appearance of merit or sense.
Jane AustenTag: jane-austen pride-and-prejudice
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