“The more powerful and original a mind, the more it will incline towards the religion of solitude.”

“My temperament is not inclined toward more self-promotion than is absolutely necessary for my professional well-being.”

“There was certainly at this moment, in Elizabeth's mind, a more gentle sensation towards the original, that she had ever felt in the height of their acquaintance.Elizabeth's changing relationship with Darcy on first visit to Pemberley, Chapter 43.”

“Few artists thrive in solitude and nothing is more stimulating than the conflict of minds with similar interests.”

“There is no limit to the power of the human mind. The more concentrated it is, the more power is brought to bear on one point”

“The less the mind understands and the more things it perceives, the greater its power of feigning is; and the more things it understands, the more that power is diminished.”