Compliment Quote by Jane Austen

“Elinor agreed to it all, for she did not think he deserved the compliment of rational opposition.”

— Jane Austen

“Or was she going to be sensible, reliable, patient Elinor who never put her own feelings first because -- let's face it -- she…

— Joanna Trollope

Unpopular, lonely and loving, Elinor need not trouble, For if she were not so loving, She would not be so miserable.

— Stevie Smith

Elinor was to be the comforter of others in her own distresses, no less than in theirs; and all the comfort that could be…

— Jane Austen

“Yes, Eli was gorgeous and sexy and she was still in love with him. That made her vulnerable. But being vulnerable was not the…

— Pamela Morsi

“She had vowed never to shed one more tear over a worthless man. But it went against all that she knew to imagine Eli…

— Pamela Morsi

When all else failed, she tried being reasonable.

— Terry Pratchett

“Marianne was vexed at it for her sister's sake, and turned her eyes towards Elinor to see how she bore these attacks, with an…

— Jane Austen

“But it was a matter of great consolation to her, that what brought evil to herself would bring good to her sister; and Elinor,…

— Jane Austen

She didn’t judge him or hate him for things that weren’t his fault. She accepted him and that was the greatest miracle of all.

— Sherrilyn Kenyon

“She knew him only slightly; but she liked him. He did not encourage her psychic views; quite the contrary; but he discouraged them as…

— G.K. Chesterton

“How earnestly did she then wish that her former opinions had been more reasonable, more moderate!”

— Jane Austen