She thought it was the misfortune of poetry, to be seldom safely enjoyed by those who enjoyed it completely; and that the strong feelings which alone could estimate it truly, were the very feelings which ought to taste it but sparingly.

It is not time or opportunity that is to determine intimacy;—it is disposition alone. Seven years would be insufficient to make some people acquainted with each other, and seven days are more than enough for others.

Ms. Bennett, do you know who I am? I am not accustomed to being spoken to in such a manner.

Marianne could never love by halves.

But when a young lady is to be a heroine, the perverseness of forty surrounding families cannot prevent her. Something must and will happen to throw a hero in her way.

It is such a happiness when good people get together -- and they always do.

Letters are no matter of indifference; they are generally a very positive curse.