Thursday, October 28, 2010

Sentences of Sentimentality

I have a total of three favorite quotes from the book Sense and Sensibility; they are recorded below.

"It is not every one," said Elinor, "who has your passion for dead leaves."
Ah, don't we love Marianne? She can become excited over the simplest of things! She still managed to find beauty even in an object that is often overlooked.

"Marianne, who had the knack of finding her way in every house to the library, however it might be avoided by the family in general, soon procured herself in a book."
I do believe it possible for myself to share this knack with her, should the average house today contain a library. *wistful sigh*

"Marianne could never love by halves; and her whole heart became, in time, as much devoted to her husband, as it had once been to Willoughby."
The passion possessed by Marianne is perhaps the most obvious trait she carries. By this time in the book, her passion is no longer selfish in its essence, but instead, her ardor is redirected to that of Colonel Brandon; her husband, and now the man she loves. You have to give credit to the girl for this: she loves with her entire heart and everything she is.

Skyeler

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