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I am tired of submitting my will to the caprices of other, of resigning my own judgement in deference to those to whom I owe no duty, and for whom I feel no respect.

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We are each of an unsocial, taciturn disposition, unwilling to speak, unless we expect to say something that will amaze the whole room.

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God knows, I have been a very indifferent lover. But you understand me. Yes, you see, you understand my feelings and will return them if you can.

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She had nothing to wish otherwise, but that the days did not pass so swiftly. It was a delightful visit; perfect, in being much too short.

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There is nothing I would not do for those who are really my friends. I have no notion of loving people by halves, it is not my nature.

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I cannot fix on the hour, or the spot, or the look or the words, which laid the foundation. It is too long ago. I was in the middle before I knew that I had begun.

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Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously. 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.

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The more I see of the world, the more am I dissatisfied with it; and every day confirms my belief of the inconsistency of all human characters.

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There is a stubbornness about me that never can bear to be frightened at the will of others. My courage always rises at every attempt to intimidate me.

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If your feelings are still what they were last April, tell me so at once. My affections and wishes are unchanged; but one word from you will silence me on this subject for ever.