I Am No Indiscriminate Novel Reader. The

There Is One Thing, Emma, Which A Man Can Always Do If He Chooses, And That Is His Duty; Not By Manoeuvring And Finessing, But By Vigour And Resolution. - Mr. Knightley

But To Live In Ignorance On Such A Point Was Impossible.

There Seems Almost A General Wish Of Descrying The Capacity And Undervaluing The Labour Of The Novelist, And Of Slighting The Performances Which Have Only Genius, Wit, And Taste To Recommend Them.

Evil To Some Is Always Good To Others

The Evil Of The Actual Disparity In Their Ages (and Mr. Woodhouse Had Not Married Early) Was Much Increased By His Constitution And Habits; For Having Been A Valetudinarian All His Life, Without Activity Of Mind Or Body, He Was A Much Older Man In Ways Than In Years; And Though Everywhere Beloved For The Friendliness Of His Heart And His Amiable Temper, His Talents Could Not Have Recommended Him At Any Time.