Elizabeth Bennet

"You have insulted me, and I could not have borne it but for the levity of your manner."

"I cannot make speeches. If I were to attempt it, I should not do it well."

"Her peaceful happy countenance was exactly such as her husband's memory had made him fancy."

"I will only add, God bless you."

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

"Silly things cease to be silly when done by sensible people."

"I dearly love a laugh, and there is no one I can laugh with as freely."

"I am too old and too principled to break my word now."

"You have chosen your employment well."

"Allow me to say, however, that you are mistaken on only one point."

"It is a delightful thing to have opinions and always the right one."

"I believe I have not been well brought up but I have not had the sort of bringing up which was very usual with well-brought-up girls of that day."

"I should be miserable indeed, if I thought you were not happy."

"You are too hasty, sir. You forget that I have made no answer."

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

"I have been a selfish being all my life, but that shall be the explanation of it."

"One has a great deal to hope for from the uncertainty of the future."