“Cold-hearted Elinor! Oh! Worse than cold-hearted! Ashamed of being otherwise.”

“Esteem him! Like him! Cold-hearted Elinor! Oh! worse than cold-hearted! Ashamed of being otherwise. Use those words again, and I will leave the room this moment.”

“She tried to explain the real state of the case to her sister."I do not attempt to deny," said she, "that I think very highly of him--that I greatly esteem, that I like him."Marianne here burst with forth with indignation:"Esteem him! Like him! Cold-hearted Elinor. Oh! worse than cold-hearted! Ashamed of being otherwise. Use those words again, and I will leave the room this moment."Elinor could not help laughing. "Excuse me," said she, "and be assured that I meant no offence to you, by speaking, in so quiet a way, of my own feelings.”

“His cold politeness, his ceremonious grace, were worse than anything.”

“He was not an ill-disposed young man, unless to be rather cold hearted, and rather selfish, is to be ill-disposed....”

“Always resignation and acceptance. Always prudence and honour and duty. Elinor, where is your heart?”

“Elinor looked at him with greater astonishment than ever. She began to think that he must be in liquor...”