Unequal Affections Quotes

“Many happy unions have grown from little more than common respect. If you believe you can respect Mr. Darcy, and that he will respect you, then you have a good beginning. Happiness in marriage is often a matter of choice, you know. If you choose to think constantly on the faults of your husband, then you will find yourself discontent no matter whom you are married to. If, on the other hand, you choose to think of his virtues and to treat him with regard and consideration even when you may not feel much like it, then your felicity will continue to increase.”
― Lara S. Ormiston, Unequal Affections: A Pride and Prejudice Retelling

“Somehow in the last weeks, so fleeting yet so long, duty had taken on another face. Elizabeth. What he owed to her now was above what he owed to any other—above even his obligation to Georgiana. Somehow, duty and inclination had aligned themselves.”
― Lara S. Ormiston, Unequal Affections: A Pride and Prejudice Retelling

“If you see anything there you want changed, write the instructions,”
― Lara S. Ormiston, Unequal Affections: A Pride and Prejudice Retelling