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Sister Quotes by Jane Austen
- In a letter from Bath to her sister, Cassandra, one senses her frustration at her sheltered existence, Tuesday, 12 May 1801. Another stupid party .…
- The advantages of natural folly in a beautiful girl have been already set forth by the capital pen of a sister author; and to her…
- I have never yet found that the advice of a Sister could prevent a young Man's being in love if he chose it.
- She tried to explain the real state of the case to her sister. "I do not attempt to deny," said she, "that I think very…
- But when a young lady is to be a heroine, the perverseness of forty surrounding families cannot prevent her. Something must and will happen to…
- I have had to contend against the unkindness of his sister, and the insolence of his mother; and have suffered the punishment of an attachment,…
- Whom are you going to dance with?' asked Mr. Knightley. She hesitated a moment and then replied, 'With you, if you will ask me.' Will…
- He listened to her with silent attention, and on her ceasing to speak, rose directly from his seat, and after saying in a voice of…
- Far be it from me, my dear sister, to depreciate such pleasures. They would doubtless be congenial with the generality of female minds. But I…
- Where shall we see a better daughter, or a kinder sister, or a truer friend?
- Children of the same family, the same blood, with the same first associations and habits, have some means of enjoyment in their power, which no…
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- Ah, bless you, Sister, may all your sons be bishops. — Brendan Behan
- Dear brothers and sisters, after the great Pope John Paul II, the cardinals have elected me - a simple, humble worker in… — Pope Benedict XVI
- If you age with somebody, you go through so many roles - you're lovers, friends, enemies, colleagues, strangers; you're brother and sister.… — Cate Blanchett
- I'm quite sensitive to women. I saw how my sister got treated by boyfriends. I read this thing that said when you… — Orlando Bloom
- If a tie is like kissing your sister, losing is like kissing you grandmother with her teeth out. — George Brett
- You know full well as I do the value of sisters' affections: There is nothing like it in this world. — Charlotte Bronte
- Both my mum and dad were great readers, and we would go every Saturday morning to the library, and my sister and… — Geraldine Brooks
- If your sister is in a tearing hurry to go out and cannot catch your eye, she's wearing your best sweater. — Pam Brown
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- You can't tell a 6-year-old your sister is going to die. — Barbara Bush