Jane Austen

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1. "Human nature is so well disposed towards those who are in interesting situations, that a young person, who either marries or dies, is sure of being kindly spoken of." - Emma, ch. 22

2. "It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man is in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife." - Pride and Prejudice, ch.1

3. "Nobody can tell what I suffer! But it is always so. Those who do not complain are never pitied." - Pride and Prejudice, ch. 20

4. "We all know him to be a proud, unpleasant sort of man; but this would be nothing if you really liked him. I do, I do like him...I love him. Indeed he has no improper pride. He is perfectly amiable. You do not know wht he really is." - Pride and Prejudice.
 
5. "Let other pens dwell on guilt and misery." - Mansfield Park, ch. 17