Sense and Sensibility

by Jane Austen

"Is there a felicity in the world," said Marianne, "superior to this?—Margaret, we will walk here at least two hours."

It is not time or opportunity that is to determine intimacy;—it is disposition alone. Seven years would be insufficient to make some people acquainted with each other, and seven days are more than enough for others.

She was without any power, because she was without any desire of command over herself.