Elizabeth Bennet

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

"The power of doing anything with quickness is always much prized upon these occasions."

"My mind was more agreeably engaged."

"I wonder who first discovered the efficacy of poetry in driving away love."

"To be fond of dancing was a certain step towards falling in love."

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

"I am not romantic, you know. I never was."

"Affection is desirable, all things considered."

"A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment."

"What do you think of books?"

"I have not the pleasure of understanding you."

"I certainly have not the talent which some people possess of conversing easily with those I have never seen before."

"Nobody minds anything I say."

"He is tolerable, but not handsome enough to dance with."

"You shall hear therefore what I have to say."

"I am going to make a bold declaration: I like this man."

"This will not do. You are considering me now as an elegant female, intending to please you."

"Do you prefer reading to cards?"

"I hope I never ridicule what is wise or good."

"It is particularly incumbent on those who never change their opinion to be secure of judging properly at first."

"Follies and nonsense, whims and inconsistencies, do divert me, I own, and I laugh at them whenever I can."

"A woman must have a thorough knowledge of music, singing, drawing, dancing, and the modern languages to deserve the word."

"I am convinced that one word from you will silence me on this subject forever."

"Till this moment I never knew what I was to feel."

"Everybody has a right to judge for themselves."

"You cannot seriously suppose that affection is everything."

"I could not have parted with you, my Lizzy, under any circumstances."

"It is fortunate that they are not both in love with you."

"I am half agony, half hope."

"You have insulted me in every possible method."