“One cannot know what a man really is bythe end of a fortnight.”

“One cannot be always laughing at a man without now and then stumbling on something witty.”

“We all know him to be a proud, unpleasant sort of man; but this would be nothing if you really liked him.”

“But Catherine did not know her own advantages - did not know that a good-looking girl, with an affectionate heart and a very ignorant mind, cannot fail of attracting a clever young man, unless circumstances are particularly untoward.”

“...the more I know of the world, the more I am convinced that I shall never see a man whom I can really love.”

“Mama, the more I know of the world, the more I am convinced that I shall never see a man whom I can really love.”

“Her 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.”