Austen
"Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously."
Pride and Prejudice
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times."
A Tale of Two Cities
"The world breaks everyone, and afterward, many are strong at the broken places."
A Farewell to Arms
"A rose by any other name would smell as sweet."
Romeo and Juliet
"The pain of parting is nothing to the joy of meeting again."
Nicholas Nickleby
"There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart."
Emma
"God bless us, every one!"
A Christmas Carol
"But man is not made for defeat. A man can be destroyed but not defeated."
The Old Man and The Sea
"All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players."
As You Like It
"There are dark shadows on the earth, but its lights are stronger in the contrast."
The Pickwick Papers
"Selfishness must always be forgiven you know, because there is no hope of a cure."
Mansfield Park
"It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold."
Great Expectations
"The world is a fine place and worth the fighting for and I hate very much to leave it."
For Whom the Bell Tolls
"To be, or not to be: that is the question."
Hamlet
"No one who can read, ever looks at a book, even unopened on a shelf, like one who cannot."
Our Mutual Friend
"The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid."
Northanger Abbey
"Please, sir, I want some more."
Oliver Twist
"You can't get away from yourself by moving from one place to another."
The Sun Also Rises
"A horse! a horse! my kingdom for a horse!"
Richard III
"Procrastination is the thief of time, collar him."
David Copperfield
"The more I know of the world, the more I am convinced that I shall never see a man whom I can really love."
Sense and Sensibility
"I only ask to be free. The butterflies are free."
Bleak House
"In modern war... you will die like a dog for no good reason."
Notes on the Next War
"Et tu, Brute?"
Julius Caesar
"Though she be but little, she is fierce."
A Midsummer Night's Dream