Pride Quote by Thomas Hardy

“They say she was once a grand lady and lived on the hill. But she took to reading books and went from bad to…

— The Glass Slipper screenpaly byHelen Deutsch

“I am Emma Woodhouse. I feel for her, of her and in her. I have a different sort of snobbism, but I understand her…

— John Fowles

“If I'd have been thinking I would have left some Woolite and my delicates by the sink for him to rinse out, but you…

— Jenny Lawson

“This could ruin all of Emmaline's plans. She could not have [the girl] fall for a farmer, especially one that couldn't afford a decent…

— Sarah Holman

“It would be so nice to be wanted by someone with the courage to get his hat or stay as he damn pleased, and…

— Thomas Harris

“She looked like a statue of pride hanging its head.”

— Lawrence Durrell

“He leaned his head in his hands, as if the burden he bore were too great for endurance. ‘You are wise’, he said, then…

— Marion Zimmer Bradley

“Her faculty for hitting the right nail on the head is almost miraculous – especially as all her blows have the air of being…

— Dorothy L. Sayers

“The Countess was very good company and not really the featherhead she seemed; all one had to do with her was to observe the…

— Henry James

“Don’t blame me. When you walk by the family dog and pat him behind the ears he’s going to lift his head for attention.”

— T.M. Frazier

“Too clever and competent. That is why she has no patience with men.”

— L.M. Montgomery

“She judged people smartly and quickly, and often found herself in a huff.”

— Alice Hoffman