Jane Austen Emma Quotes

And if the distress be not poignant enough to keep the eyes unclosed they will be sure to open to sensations of softened pain and brighter hope.

Jane austen emma quotes Jane Austen Emma. I have blamed you and lectured you and you have borne it as no other woman in England would have borne it. She knows nothing herself and looks upon Emma as knowing every thing.

Quote 1 The real evils indeed of Emmas situation were the power of having rather too much her own way and a disposition to think a little too well of herself. Emma by Jane Austen on Amazon Where the wound had been given there must the cure be found if any where The youth and cheerfulness of morning are in happy analogy and of powerful operation. The proper sport of boys and girls but a single woman of good fortune is always respectable and may be as sensible and pleasant as any body else Emma Emma volume 1 chapter 10 5 Comments.

Jane Austen was an absolute genius. I cannot make speeches EmmaIf I loved you less I might be able to talk about it more. Emmas self-centered nature and the fact that she does not recognize it herself.

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. These were the disadvantages which threatened alloy to her many enjoyments. You hear nothing but truth from me.

I think Harriet Smith the very worst sort of companion that Emma could possibly have. Chapter 1 Quotes The real evils indeed of Emmas situation were the power of having rather too much her own way and a disposition to think a little too well of herself. She is a flatterer in all.

The best quotes from Emma by Jane Austen - organized by theme including book location and character - with an explanation to help you understand. A single woman with a very narrow income must be a ridiculous disagreeable old maid. These were the disadvantages which threatened alloy to her many enjoyments.