"I have a right to be in a bad humour sometimes."

"One half of the world cannot understand the pleasures of the other."

"I am not at all in love with the hero, but I very much approve of him."

"I am not at all disposed to think ill of any body, for I believe there is a great deal of good in every human being."

"I have just finished the first volume of 'Mansfield Park,' and am very much pleased with it. I think it is a very clever book."