“Surprises are foolish things. The pleasure is not enhanced, and the inconvenience is often considerable.”

“Why not seize the pleasure at once? -- How often is happiness destroyed by preparation, foolish preparation!”

“How often is happiness destroyed by preparation, foolish preparation!”

“...when pain is over, the remembrance of it often becomes a pleasure.”

“Nay," cried Bingley, "this is too much, to remember at night all the foolish things that were said in the morning.”

“All the overpowering blinding, bewildering, first effects of strong surprise were over with her. Still, however, she had enough to feel! It was agitation, pain, pleasure, a something between delight and misery.”

“I can never be important to any one.''What is to prevent you?''Every thing — my situation — my foolishness and awkwardness.”