The Other Bennet Sister
Janice Hadlow
Top 10 Best Quotes
“Sometimes the very best stuff can seem quite plain, until one examines it closely. It is only then that one sees its true quality.”
“And anyway, in our house, no-one is obliged to sparkle. Which, I find, makes it far more likely that they might.”
“Watching what happens isn’t the same as being part of it.”
“...in truth, there is no state that better demonstrates real firmness of affection than the ability to remain quietly comfortable together without conversation.”
“There are times when happiness must be fought for, if we are to have any chance at all of achieving it.”
“It’s hard to persuade anyone, especially a man, that your regard is worth having if you have none for yourself.”
“It is better to accept what I can do than to yearn hopelessly after what I cannot. “Know thyself”, as the Greeks tell us.”
“But it is often difficult for us to recognise what virtue looks like because we so readily confuse it with pleasure. Pleasure can deliver is enjoyment - the feelings we derive from good food, good conversations, the contemplation of beauty - but these things do not last. Enjoyments are transient, but true happiness endures. That is its distinguishing quality.”
“They did not consider happiness a matter of chance or destiny. Instead they did everything in their power to cultivate it, prizing generosity over petulance, preferring kindness to umbrage, and and always encouraging laughter rather than complaint.”
“That is the power of poetry,” he said simply. “It allows us to imagine ourselves anew, if we will permit it to do so. It reveals to us the hidden wishes of our hearts.”
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Book Keywords:
companionship, individuality, loneliness, silence, affection, alone, shyness, shine, sparkle, uniqueness
