Pride and Prejudice

"To fortune I am perfectly indifferent, and shall make no demand of that nature on him."

"It is better to know as little as possible of the defects of the person with whom you are to pass your life."

"Life seems but a quick succession of busy nothings."

"There are few people whom I really love, and still fewer of whom I think well."

"You must give me leave to flatter myself that the delay of your address is to be attributed to something better than the danger of refusal."

"I have not the pleasure of understanding you."

"Do not you think I did well?"

"If a woman conceals her affection with the same skill from the object of it, she may lose the opportunity of fixing him."

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

"I am perfectly convinced by it that Mr. Darcy has no defect."

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

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

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

"It does not do to trust blindly in appearances."

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

"You have deprived me of my companion and ruined the most cheerful of my affections."

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

"I am not afraid of you."

"It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife."

"To live well is the finest revenge against one's own ignorance."

"My heart was the last to be convinced of what my mind had already determined."

"One must face one's faults directly and without excuse."

"I have been transformed by the power of genuine affection."

"There is a rightness in the universe for those who seek it sincerely."

"I shall endeavor to be worthy of your esteem."

"Your wit and intelligence are your greatest attractions."

"The greatest discovery I have made is knowing myself at last."

"I would rather be contemned for my principles than admired for my compromises."

"One cannot command respect; one can only earn it."