“Angry people are not always wise.” – In Sense And Sensibility, Chapter 45 I require so much!” – In Sense And Sensibility, Chapter 3 “The more I know of the world, the more I am convinced that I shall never see a man whom I can really love. On Expectations and Requirements regarding a Romantic Partner “A lady’s imagination is very rapid it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment.” – In Pride and Prejudice, Chapter 6ģ. On Women’s Way to Fast-Fantasize about the Development of a Relationship with a Man I have no notion of loving people by halves, it is not my nature.” – In Northanger Abbey, Chapter 6.Ģ. “There is nothing I would not do for those who are really my friends. Jane Austen, colored portrait. Courtesy of the University of Texas Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin.
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