“Pride and Prejudice” (by Jane Austen) in 20 tweets
- Is not
general incivility the very essence of love? [Elizabeth]
- Five
daughters brought up at home without a governess! I never heard of such a
thing. Your mother must have been quite a slave to your education [Lady Catherine de Bourgh to
Elizabeth]
- Mr.
Collins was employed in agreeing to everything her ladyship said, thanking her
for every fish he won, and apologizing if he thought he won too many.
- I do
not know anybody who seems more to enjoy the power of doing what he likes than
Mr. Darcy [Elizabeth]
- The
misfortune of speaking with bitterness is a most natural consequence of the
prejudices I had been encouraging [Elizabeth]
- What
praise is more valuable than the praise of an intelligent servant? [Elizabeth]
- Angry
people are not always wise.
- Since
the —shire were first quartered in Meryton, nothing but love, flirtation, and
officers have been in her head.
- You are
each of you so complying, that nothing will ever be resolved on; so easy, that
every servant will cheat you; and so generous, that you will always exceed your
income [Mr. Bennet]
- “Neither
duty, nor honour, nor gratitude,” replied Elizabeth, “have any possible claim
on me, in the present instance”.
- “Your
mother will never see you again if you do not marry Mr. Collins, and I will
never see you again if you do." [Mr. Bennet to Elizabeth]
- “Mr.
Bennet, how can you abuse your own children in such a way? You take delight in
vexing me. You have no compassion for my poor nerves.” [Mrs. Bennet]
- "There is, I believe, in every
disposition a tendency to some particular evil, a natural defect, which not
even the best education can overcome.” [Elizabeth
to Mr. Darcy]
- He [Mr.
Darcy] began to feel the danger of
paying Elizabeth too much attention.
- Mr. Bennet’s expectations were fully
answered. His cousin was as absurd as he had hoped
- The
moment of her release from him was ecstasy [from
Mr. Collins]
- Elizabeth
had never been more at a loss to make her feelings appear what they were not.
- Think
only of the past as its remembrance gives you pleasure [Elizabeth to Mr. Darcy]
- You
were disgusted with the women who were always speaking, and looking, and
thinking for your approbation alone [Elizabeth
to Mr. Darcy]
- I am
the happiest creature in the world. Perhaps other people have said so before,
but not one with such justice. [Elizabeth
letter to Mrs. Gardiner]
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