“Cities were always like people, showing their varying personalities to the traveler. Depending on the city and on the traveler, there might begin a mutual love, or dislike, friendship, or enmity. Where one city will rise a certain individual to glory, it will destroy another who is not suited to its personality. Only through travel can we know where we belong or not, where we are loved and where we are rejected.”
Source: Cities & Countries
“Feeling guilty does not set us free. Being equipped sets us free.”
“So what do you think, Miss Bennet? Will you come to Pemberley?" He Spoke quietly over her shoulder; she hadn't realized he was so close. Feeling a mischievous impulse, likely from her nervousness at his proximity, she said the first thing that came to her mind.
"It is tolerable, I suppose, but not hadsome enough to tempt me."
Mr. Darcy's face went from shocked and angry, to hurt and confused, and finally to understanding as her words sunk in.”
Source: The Houseguest: A Pride and Prejudice Vagary
“Thank you Mr. Carroll. You will have to excuse my cousin; he seems to have lost his mind along with his manners.”
Source: Haunting Mr. Darcy: A Spirited Courtship
“In their own brief conversations, he had the distinct impression that she was toying with him, verbally challenging him to a duel that she was certain to win, for she established the rules and kept them a secret from him. As perplexing as this was, he found her game engaging, and he inexplicably wanted more of it.”
Source: One Thread Pulled: The Dance with Mr. Darcy
“Mama will be pleased to know that her least favourite daughter is to be married."
"To her least favourite man in the world, no doubt. I clearly recall how Mrs. Bennet barely tolerated my presence when I visited Longbourne.”
Source: Bewitched, Body and Soul: Miss Elizabeth Bennet
“I need to be alone. I need to ponder my shame and my despair in seclusion; I need the sunshine and the paving stones of the streets without companions, without conversation, face to face with myself, with only the music of my heart for company.”
Source: Tropic of Cancer
“I wish I could tell you how lonely I am. How cold and harsh it is here. Everywhere there is conflict and unkindness. I think God has forsaken this place. I believe I have seen hell and it's white, it's snow-white.”
“The importance of knowing for certain that you have been saved cannot be understated. We do not know how many days, hours, or minutes God has granted us here to have an opportunity to make a choice.”
Source: Living by Faith: Beginning Your Walk as a New Believer
“There are far too many silent sufferers. Not because they don't yearn to reach out, but because they've tried and found no one who cares.”
Source: Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year