Becoming Quote by Jane Austen

“[H]is first purpose was to explain himself, and before they reached Mr. Allen's grounds he had done it so well that Catherine did not…

— Jane Austen

And suddenly she knew exactly why Catherine had fallen in love with him. It wasn't that he was unusually attractive, or ambitious, or even…

— Nicholas Sparks

“Catherine, who was extremely modest, had no desire to shine, and on most social occasions, as they are called, you would have found her…

— Henry James

“her mind became cool enough to seek all the comfort that pride and self revenge could give. Henry”

— Jane Austen

“The anxiety, which in this state of their attachment must be the portion of Henry and Catherine, and of all who loved either, as…

— Jane Austen

“Catherine usually sat by me, but to- day she stole nearer to Hareton; and I presently saw she would have no more discretion in…

— Emily Brontë

“The way he spoke about Catherine made Theresa hurt for him more than she would have imagined. It wasn't just his voice, but the…

— Nicholas Sparks

“Two words would comprehend my future—death and hell: existence, after losing her, would be hell. Yet I was a fool to fancy for a…

— Emily Bronte

Her companion's discourse now sunk from its hitherto animated pitch, to nothing more than a short, decisive sentence of praise or condemnation on the…

— Jane Austen

“Lady Russell had only to listen composedly, and wish them happy, but internally her heart revelled in angry pleasure, in pleased contempt, that the…

— Jane Austen

“Sentiment would undo her - each of its ties were a tether that would hold her from her purpose. Men, perhaps, might nourish both…

— Rachel Kadish

Yet I was a fool to fancy for a moment that she valued Edgar Linton's attachment more than mine -- If he love with…

— Emily Bronte