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- How little of permanent happiness could belong to a couple who were only brought together because their passions were stronger than their virtue.
- Jane Austen (1775 - 1817), Pride and Prejudice, 1811
- Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance. If the dispositions of the parties are ever so well known to each other or ever so similar beforehand, it does not advance their felicity in the least. They always continue to grow sufficiently unlike afterwards to have their share of vexation; and it is better to know as little as possible of the defects of the person with whom you are to pass your life.
- Jane Austen (1775 - 1817), Pride and Prejudice, 1811
- Neither enemy faces, nor the mothers that love them, come to mind when one is thinking of nothing but endeavouring to survive. Philosophising about war is useless under fire.
- Linda Berdoll, Mr. Darcy Takes A Wife, 2004
- It was reassuring to know exactly where one stood. That one stood at the end of the line was not pertinent. At least there was a line in which to subsist.
- Linda Berdoll, Mr. Darcy Takes A Wife, 2004
- A man's looks are measured by the depth of his pockets.
- Elizabeth Aston, Mr. Darcy's Daughters, 2003
- People make one happy, not houses? I do not think so. Houses are more to be trusted than people.
- Elizabeth Aston, Mr. Darcy's Daughters, 2003
- Our heroes are people and people are flawed. Don't let that taint the thing you love.
- Randy K. Milholland, Midnight Macabre, 09-27-07
- A brand for a company is like a reputation for a person. You earn reputation by trying to do hard things well.
- Jeff Bezos (1964 - )
- Here's a tip to avoid death by celebrity: First off, get a life. They can't touch you if you're out doing something interesting.
- Kent Nichols and Douglas Sarine, Ask a Ninja, Question 55, 10-03-07
- No matter where you live, brothers are brothers and sisters are sisters. The bonds that keep family close are the same no matter where you are.
- Takayuki Ikkaku, Arisa Hosaka and Toshihiro Kawabata, Animal Crossing: Wild World, 2005
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