Dear sister Quote by Jane Austen

“Once aware of my isolation, I was afraid not of it but of its interruption.”

— Claire Messud

“She talked to her, listened to her, read to her; and the tranquillity of such evenings, her perfect security in such a tête-à-tête from…

— Jane Austen

“To interact with others exposed the fear that she had nothing of interest to say. She”

— Amanda Prowse

“For the first time in a very long time, she felt tears of gratitude. She managed to keep them in, though, letting the silence…

— Blake Pierce

“I'm not a stranger to your love of lost causes, dear one. But you have to be careful who you meet," he said, stoking…

— Jodi Lynn Anderson

“I can't believe she listened to you." I turned a wide-eyed gaze on Clarence. A grin tugged at his lips. "Yes, I imagine I'm…

— Susan Dennard

“Leave a silence alone, no matter how awkward it felt. Invariably the other person filled it, often with something unexpected.”

— Kate White

“Perhaps,” said Demelza, trembling all over. “Perhaps I’d ought to have asked for an introduction seeing it’s so long since we met.” “I don’t…

— Winston Graham

His attention caught, her companion raised his eyes from the book which lay open beside him on the table and directed them upon her…

— Georgette Heyer

“You look exhausted,” she said. “Everyone else has already eaten their dinner, but I’m sure you’re hungry too.” I shrugged. “I just want to…

— Jennifer A. Nielsen

“I feared nothing but interruption, and that came too soon.”

— Charlotte Brontë

“Sunny did not reply, but her siblings were not alarmed because they imagined it was difficult to say much when you had a mouthful…

— Lemony Snicket