Her mind was all disorder. The past, present, future, every thing was terrible.
Jane Austen
Mental Disorder, Confusion, Anxiety, Chaos, Emotions, Past
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“How much I love every thing that is decided and open!” Jane Austen
Decisions, Certainty, Clarity, Openness, Mental Ease, Resolution
Jane Austen Decisions, Certainty, Clarity, Openness, Mental Ease, Resolution“Success supposes endeavour.” Jane Austen
Effortful Success, Achievement Drive, Persistent Effort, Success, Drive, Effort
Jane Austen Effortful Success, Achievement Drive, Persistent Effort, Success, Drive, Effort“But your mind is warped by an innate principle of general integrity, and, therefore, not accessible to the cool reasonings of family partiality, or a desire of revenge.” Jane Austen
Integrity, Reason, Family, Judgment, Principles, Revenge
Jane Austen Integrity, Reason, Family, Judgment, Principles, Revenge“There is a stubbornness about me that never can bear to be frightened at the will of others. My courage always rises at every attempt to intimidate me.” Jane Austen
Unyielding Courage, Defiant Stubbornness, Personal Strength, Courage, Stubbornness, Strength
Jane Austen Unyielding Courage, Defiant Stubbornness, Personal Strength, Courage, Stubbornness, Strength“An agreeable manner may set off handsome features, but can never alter plain ones.” Jane Austen
Charming Personality, Honest Truth, Surface Impression, Personality, Truth, Impression
Jane Austen Charming Personality, Honest Truth, Surface Impression, Personality, Truth, Impression“Better be without sense than misapply it as you do.” Jane Austen
Practical Wisdom, Critical Wit, Sense Misuse, Wisdom, Wit, Sense
Jane Austen Practical Wisdom, Critical Wit, Sense Misuse, Wisdom, Wit, Sense“It isn’t what we say or think that defines us, but what we do.” Jane Austen
Action Defines, Practical Morality, Living Proof, Action, Morality, Proof
Jane Austen Action Defines, Practical Morality, Living Proof, Action, Morality, Proof“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 you do.” Jane Austen
Unhappy Choice, Parental Decision, Love Dilemma, Family, Marriage, Sacrifice
Jane Austen Unhappy Choice, Parental Decision, Love Dilemma, Family, Marriage, Sacrifice“I think I may boast myself to be, with all possible vanity, the most unlearned and uninformed female who ever dared to be an authoress.” Jane Austen
Pride Vanity, Humble Boast, Self-reflection, Writing, Identity, Authorship
Jane Austen Pride Vanity, Humble Boast, Self-reflection, Writing, Identity, Authorship“The distance is nothing when one has a motive.” Jane Austen
Determined Pursuit, Motivated Drive, Bridging Gaps, Pursuit, Drive, Gaps
Jane Austen Determined Pursuit, Motivated Drive, Bridging Gaps, Pursuit, Drive, Gaps“It was a delightful visit;-perfect, in being much too short.” Jane Austen
Visiting, Short Visits, Social Interactions, Pleasantries, Happiness, Time
Jane Austen Visiting, Short Visits, Social Interactions, Pleasantries, Happiness, Time“The post office has a great charm at one point of our lives. When you have lived to my age, you will begin to think letters are never worth going through the rain for.” Jane Austen
Letter Nostalgia, Postal Charm, Changing Priorities, Lifelong Perspective, Physical Mail, Aging Wisdom
Jane Austen Letter Nostalgia, Postal Charm, Changing Priorities, Lifelong Perspective, Physical Mail, Aging Wisdom“Your countenance perfectly informs me that you were in company last night with the person, whom you think the most agreeable in the world, the person who interests you at this present time, more than all the rest of the world put together.” Jane Austen
Romantic Interest, Observational Humor, Social Insight, Company, Interest, Agreeable
Jane Austen Romantic Interest, Observational Humor, Social Insight, Company, Interest, Agreeable“The indirect boast; for you are really proud of your defects in writing, because you consider them as proceeding from a rapidity of thought and carelessness of execution, which, if not estimable, you think at least highly interesting. The power of doing anything with quickness is always prized much by the possessor, and often without any attention to the imperfection of the performance.” Jane Austen
Boast, Pride, Quickness, Defects, Writing, Imperfection
Jane Austen Boast, Pride, Quickness, Defects, Writing, Imperfection“Human nature is so well disposed towards those who are in interesting situations, that a young person, who either marries or dies, is sure of being kindly spoken of.” Jane Austen
Human Nature, Situations, Youth, Marriage, Death, Society
Jane Austen Human Nature, Situations, Youth, Marriage, Death, Society“When any two young people take it into their heads to marry, they are pretty sure by perseverance to carry their point, be they ever so poor, or ever so imprudent, or ever so little likely to be necessary to each other’s ultimate comfort.” Jane Austen
Marriage, Perseverance, Youth, Relationship, Marriage, Love
Jane Austen Marriage, Perseverance, Youth, Relationship, Marriage, Love“It is very often nothing but our own vanity that deceives us. Women fancy admiration means more than it does. And men take care that they should.” Jane Austen
Vanity, Self-deception, Admiration, Ego, Women, Men
Jane Austen Vanity, Self-deception, Admiration, Ego, Women, Men“I certainly will not persuade myself to feel more than I do. I am quite enough in love. I should be sorry to be more.” Jane Austen
Love Contentment, Emotional Self-awareness, Balanced Affection, Relationship Understanding, Love Dynamics, Personal Reflection
Jane Austen Love Contentment, Emotional Self-awareness, Balanced Affection, Relationship Understanding, Love Dynamics, Personal Reflection