This Is An Evening Of Wonders, Indeed!

I Want Nothing But Death.

In A Letter From Bath To Her Sister, Cassandra, One Senses Her Frustration At Her Sheltered Existence, Tuesday, 12 May 1801. Another Stupid Party . . . With Six People To Look On, And Talk Nonsense To Each Other.

Happiness In Marriage Is Entirely A Matter Of Chance.

Without Scheming To Do Wrong, Or To Make Others Unhappy, There May Be Error And There May Be Misery. Thoughtlessness, Want Of Attention To Other People's Feelings, And Want Of Resolution, Will Do The Business.

One Half Of Her Should Not Be Always So Much Wiser Than The Other Half.