"I will not say that your mulberry-trees are dead, but I am afraid they are not alive."

"My dearest Cassandra, I have just received your letter, and am sorry to find that you have so little to say for yourself."

"I am very much pleased with my own performance, and I think I have done very well."

"I always deserve the best treatment because I never put up with any other."

"My dearest, most kind, most excellent sister, I wish you would not be so good to me."