“The sea pronounces something, over and over, in a hoarse whisper; I cannot quite make it out.”
—Annie Dillard (via quotinglove)
“I cannot fix on the hour, or the spot, or the look or the words, which laid the foundation. It is too long ago. I was in the middle before I knew that I had begun.”
—Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen (via quotinglove)
“I was spoilt by my parents, who, though good themselves (my father, particularly, all that was benevolent and amiable), allowed, encouraged, almost taught me to be selfish and overbearing; to care for none beyond my own family circle; to think meanly of all the rest of the world; to wish at least to think meanly of their sense and worth compared with my own. Such I was, from eight to eight and twenty; and such I might still have been but for you, dearest, loveliest Elizabeth! What do I not owe you! You taught me a lesson, hard indeed at first, but most advantageous. By you, I was properly humbled. I came to you without a doubt of my reception. You shewed me how insufficient were all my pretensions to please a woman worthy of being pleased.”
—Mr Darcy, Pride and Prejudice
“I am grateful for who I am and who I am not. I am grateful for the life I have been given and for all that I have and all that I don’t. Every breath I take is a blessing and an opportunity to fully experience the sheer joy of being alive.”
—Miranda Kerr (via carsifornication)
“In vain have I struggled. It will not do. My feelings will not be repressed. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you.”
—Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen (via quotinglove)
