Pride and Prejudice

by Jane Austen

To be fond of dancing was a certain step towards falling in love;

lady’s imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony, in a moment.

“Nothing is more deceitful,” said Darcy, “than the appearance of humility. It is often only carelessness of opinion, and sometimes an indirect boast.”

you possess the talent of flattering with delicacy. May I ask whether these pleasing attentions proceed from the impulse of the moment, or are the result of previous study?”

She grew absolutely ashamed of herself. Of neither Darcy nor Wickham could she think without feeling she had been blind, partial, prejudiced, absurd.

I had forgotten just how prejudice Lizzy was. That she too, just like Darcy, requires correction of her character. I often remember this story as “Darcy is a jerk and Lizzy put him in his place.” But they both have defects.