Quotes
"You are too sensible a girl, Lizzy, to fall in love merely because you are warned against it; and, therefore, I am not afraid of speaking openly. Seriously, I would have you be on your guard. Do not involve yourself. You must not let your fancy run away with you. You have sense, and we all expect you to use it."
"My dear aunt, this is serious indeed."
"Yes, and I hope to engage you to be serious, likewise."
"Well, then, you need not be under any alarm. I will take care of myself. I shall not be in love with him, if I can prevent it."
"Elizabeth, you are not serious now."
"I beg your pardon. I will try again. At present I am not in love with Mr. Wickham; no, I certainly am not. But he is, beyond all comparison, the most agreeable man I ever saw - and if he becomes really attached to me - I believe it will be better that he should not. I see the imprudence of it. But how can I promise to be wiser than so many of my fellow creatures if I am tempted, or how am I even to know that it would be wisdom to resist? All that I can promise you, therefore, is not to be in a hurry. I will not be in a hurry to believe myself his first object. When I am in company with him, I will not be wishing. In short, I will do my best."
From Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen