Elizabeth Bennet

"There is a stubbornness about me that never can bear to be frightened at the will of others."

"I could easily forgive his pride, if he had not mortified mine."

"Silly things do cease to be silly if they are done by sensible people in an impudent way."

"To yield readily—easily—to the persuasion of a friend is no merit."

"You could not have made me the offer of your hand in any possible way that would have tempted me."

"It is happy for you that you possess the talent of flattering with delicacy."

"I cannot be so easily reconciled to people of really bad character."

"One cannot be always laughing at a man without now and then stumbling on something witty."

"How despicably I have acted! I, who have prided myself on my discernment!"

"It is particularly incumbent on those who never change their opinion."

"The fact is, that you were sick of civility, of deference, of officious attention."

"I am only resolved to act in that manner, which will, in my own opinion, constitute my happiness."

"Vanity and pride are different things."

"I am perfectly resolved on one point."

"I was teaching myself Italian."

"I should infinitely prefer a book."

"The more I know of the world, the more I am convinced that I shall never see a man whom I can really love."

"I could easily forgive his pride, if he had not mortified mine."

"I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading!"

"You know we must not all expect Jane's good fortune."

"It ought not to be attempted. Mr. Darcy could not sit alone in my company, and I am the last person to accept assiduous attention."

"I have nothing to accuse him of but being the nephew of Lady Catherine de Bourgh."

"We all love to instruct, though we do not all have the same reason."

"I respect the implied trust; I shall not reveal it."

"There is a stubbornness about me that never can bear to be frightened at the will of others."

"I am only resolved to act in that manner, which will, in my own opinion, constitute my happiness."

"I have never desired your good opinion, and you have certainly bestowed it unwillingly."

"Angry as I was, I could not have given him up."

"What have wealth and grandeur to do with happiness?"

"You could not have made me the offer of your hand in any possible way that would have tempted me to accept it."