Strangers Quote by Jane Austen
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““Once so much to each other! Now nothing! There had been a time, when of all the large party now filling the drawing-room at Uppercross, they would have found it most difficult to cease to speak to one another. [...] Now they were as strangers; nay, worse than strangers, for they could never become acquainted.””
About This Quote
Source Novel: Emma by Jane Austen, 1815
Social circles can shift from intimacy to estrangement, leaving former friends as strangers.
In simple terms: Friends can become distant and unfamiliar.
Key Takeaway
Maintain open communication to preserve relationships.
Themes
friendship
social change
alienation
Mood
reflective
melancholic
Type
literary
observational
When to use this quote
- family gatherings
- old school reunions
- online communities
Key Concepts
social bonds
communication
Questions to Reflect On
- What actions keep bonds strong over time?
- How do you reconnect with distant acquaintances?
A Different Perspective
Changes in circumstance can erode familiarity.
![“Everybody is taken in at some period or another. [...] In marriage especially. [...] There is not one in a hundred of either sex, who is not taken in when they marry. Look where I will, I see that it is so; and I feel that it must be so, when I consider that it is, of all transactions, the one in…” quote by Jane Austen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/37a/jane-austen-39_marriage_everybody-is-taken-in-at-some-period-or_7175.jpg)
