Admiration Quote by Elizabeth Gaskell

“If Miss Beresford had not been in such a hurry to marry a poor country clergyman, there was no knowing what she might not…

— Elizabeth Gaskell

“He could not deny that the beauty, the youth, the gracefulness, of the countess had made some impression on him: but his nature was…

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

“If ultimately there was a tantalizing rectitude about her, she was none the less cunning: her exceeding gentleness, howbeit mitigated sometimes by the disturbing…

— Georges Bataille

“She passed the turning which led to it, and thought of Henry, so near, yet so unconscious...”

— Jane Austen

“Louisa beheld the grounds and house with the calm pleasure of one who has seen nothing, been nowhere, expects everything, and has little imagination.”

— Tanith Lee

“Philip realised that they had done with life, these two quiet little people: they belonged to a past generation, and they were waiting there…

— William Somerset Maugham

“The sweetness and fine expression of her voice attracted his attention to her figure, which had a distinguished air of delicacy and grace; but…

— Ann Radcliffe

“I looked at her and she looked at me and we weren’t walking. We were just standing there, and her eyes were so interesting.…

— John Green

“Margaret could not help her looks; but the short curled upper lip, the round, massive up-turned chin, the manner of carrying her head, her…

— Elizabeth Gaskell

“Mr. Darcy had at first scarcely allowed her to be pretty; he had looked at her without admiration at the ball; and when they…

— Jane Austen

“In spite of her small vanities, Margaret had a sweet and pious nature, which unconsciously influenced her sisters, especially Jo, who loved her very…

— Louisa May Alcott

“Her beauty had not blinded him to her shortcomings, but perhaps it had to her virtues”

— Robert Grede