“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife,' I said, sighing. 'Is it?' said Veronica, looking surprised. 'Universally acknowledged? Surely that presupposes life similar to human societies beyond this planet, and besides--' 'No, no, it's a quote from ... Never mind,' I said.” HumorTruthQuotesMarriageUniversalMisunderstandingJane Austen Book:The FitzOsbornes in Exile Source: The FitzOsbornes in Exile
“Do you know what it is?' [Toby] said thoughtfully. 'It's that they haven't had anything really awful happen to them. No wonder they seem so superficial and unfeeling.' It was certainly an interesting theory, ... [but] surely one didn't need to have suffered in order to possess empathy for those who had? All it required was a bit of imagination and a well-stocked library.” SufferingReadingBooksEmpathy Book:The FitzOsbornes in Exile Source: The FitzOsbornes in Exile
“She seemed to think reading was some sort of hobby, as opposed to being as necessary as breathing, sleeping, and eating.” Reading Book:The FitzOsbornes at War Source: The FitzOsbornes at War
“The way she told it, the English counties are littered with aging spinsters who accidentally displayed a spark of intelligence at a debutante dance and were banished forever from civilized society” EnglandSpinsterDebutanteMontmaray Book:A Brief History of Montmaray Source: A Brief History of Montmaray