It is important to know you are not above or below anyone.
— Unarine RamaruHer family had of late been exceedingly fluctuating. For many years of her life she had had two sons; but the crime and annihilation of Edward a few weeks ago, had robbed her of one; the similar annihilation of Robert had left her for a fortnight without any; and now, by the resurrection of Edward, she had one again.
— Jane AustenSentimentality is a quality that rarely has the slightest influence on action.
— Hope MirrleesYou may marry Miss Grey for her fifteen pounds but you will always be my Willoughby. My nightmare. My sorrow. My past. My mistake. My regret. My love.
— Shannon L. AlderWhat a trajedy to be a martyr for love, yet we worship the characters anyways because they remind us of how we struggled.
— Shannon L. AlderSometimes one is guided by what they say of themselves, and very frequently by what other people say of them, without giving oneself time to deliberate and judge.
— Jane Austen