Pride and Prejudice

“An unhappy alternative is before you, Elizabeth. From this day you must be a stranger to one of your parents. Your mother will never see you again if you do not marry Mr. Collins, and I will never see you again if youdo.”

Between him and Darcy there was a very steady friendship, in spite of great opposition of character.

Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance.

But he was set right there by Mrs. Bennet, who assured him with some asperity that they were very well able to keep a good cook, and that her daughters had nothing to do in the kitchen.

This gallantry was not much to the taste of some of his hearers;

it is better to know as little as possible of the defects of the person with whom you are to pass your life.”

Had she found Jane in any apparent danger, Mrs. Bennet would have been very miserable; but being satisfied on seeing her that her illness was not alarming, she had no wish of her recovering immediately, as her restoration to health would probably remove her from Netherfield.

Is not general incivility the very essence of love?”

in spite of all Miss Bingley’s witticisms on fine eyes.