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The Other Bennet Sister

Book by Janice Hadlow · 7 quotes · Happiness, Affection, Alone

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All Happiness Affection Alone Companionship Confidence Courage Individuality Loneliness Shine Shyness Silence Sparkle Success Uniqueness

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“And anyway, in our house, no-one is obliged to sparkle. Which, I find, makes it far more likely that they might.”

Individuality Uniqueness Shine Sparkle

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“...in truth, there is no state that better demonstrates real firmness of affection than the ability to remain quietly comfortable together without conversation.”

Silence Affection Companionship

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“Watching what happens isn’t the same as being part of it.”

Loneliness Alone Shyness

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“Mary did not know what might become of her in London, but she was pleased to discover that she had courage enough to prefer an uncertain future to one she knew would make her unhappy.”

Happiness Courage

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“I am interested in human happiness, sir, in the better understanding of what it is and how it may be achieved. I wish to explore whether it is a state which arises from the chance convergence of circumstances, or whether it is a condition we may will ourselves to possess. I want to understand how we may recognise it when it is within our grasp and in what ways we can learn to live without it if we are not lucky enough to experience it.”

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“You dress as you do because you do not believe you deserve anything better, and in doing so, you communicate that low opinion of yourself to everyone that sees you.”

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“Perhaps correctness and application are not the only measures of success.”

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