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O senhor Bennet sentiu muito a falta da sua segunda filha; e o afecto por ela arrastou-o para fora de casa mais vezes do que qualquer outra coisa poderia fazer.
Jane Austen • Orgulho e Preconceito (Portuguese Edition)
There was a great deal of good sense in all this; but there are some situations of the human mind in which good sense has very little power;
David M. Shapard • The Annotated Northanger Abbey
If a woman conceals her affection with the same skill from the object of it, she may lose the opportunity of fixing him;
Jane Austen • Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice (1813) cuts out on the high note of new love, with a final chapter that telescopes into Elizabeth’s happy future with Mr. Darcy. You wonder about her mood if the novel had started ten years later. Would Elizabeth be happy? Would there be a book if she was? Has anyone ever written a great novel about a woman who is happy in her
... See moreJia Tolentino • Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion
“Lord Petre must have inherited a vast fortune.” “I believe that he has,” Jervas replied. “And yet he is unattached—uncommonly selfish of him. Not a woman in London will spare the rest of us a glance until Lord Petre has been claimed.”
Sophie Gee • The Scandal of the Season: A Novel
