| Quote | Character |
| 'May I ask whether these pleasing attentions rise from the impulse of the moment, or are they the result of previous study?' | |
| 'Stupid men are the only ones worth knowing, after all' | |
| 'Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance.' | |
| 'Yes, vanity is a weakness indeed. But pride - where there is a real superiority of mind, pride will always be under good regulation.' | |
| 'A person may be proud without being vain. Pride relates more to our opinion of ourselves, vanity to what we would have others think of us.' | |
| 'I do not cough for my own amusement.' | |
| 'I am afraid, Mr. Darcy... that this adventure has rather affected your admiration of her fine eyes.' | |
| '...I have no idea of there being so much design in the world as some persons imagine.' | |
| 'Obstinate, headstrong girl! I am ashamed of you!' | |
| 'I can answer your question... without applying to him. It is because he will not give himself the trouble.'' | |
| 'How nicely we are all crammed in... I am glad I bought my bonnet, if it is only for the fun of having another bandbox!' | |
| 'When I am in the country... I never wish to leave it; and when I am in town it is pretty much the same.' | |
| 'Is it in address that he improves? Has he deigned to add aught of civility to his ordinary style? - for I dare not hope... that he is improved in essentials.' | |
| 'Nobody can tell what I suffer! - But it is always so. Those who do not complain are never pitied.' | |
| '...I shall chuse to attribute it to the wish of increasing my love by suspense, according to the usual practice of elegant females.' | |