Sense and Sensibility Quotes
A collection of the best quotes from Sense and Sensibility by your favorite characters including Elinor Dashwood, Marianne Dashwood and Edward Ferrars.
Marianne: Is love a fancy or a feeling... or a Ferrars? • Rating: 10.0 / 10 • Permalink
Fanny: I am the soul of discretion.
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Mrs. Dashwood: Why so grave? You disapprove her choice?
Marianne: By no means. Edward is very amiable.
Mrs. Dashwood: Amiable? But?
Marianne: There is something wanting. He's too sedate. His reading last night...
Mrs. Dashwood: Elinor has not your feelings. His reserve suits her.
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Margaret: Please don't say anything important 'til I come back.
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Elinor Dashwood: Margaret has always wanted to travel.
Edward Ferrars: I know. She's heading an expedition to China shortly. I'm to go as her servant. But only on the understanding that I am to be very badly treated.
Elinor Dashwood: What will your duties be?
Edward Ferrars: Sword fighting, obviously, administering rum and swabbing.
Elinor Dashwood: And which of these will take precedence?
Edward Ferrars: Swabbing, I imagine.
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Fanny: People always live forever when there is an annuity to be paid them.
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Marianne: Fanny wishes to know where the key to the silver cabinet is kept.
Elinor Dashwood: Betsy has it I think. What does Fanny want with the silver?
Marianne: One can only presume she wants to count it. What are you doing?
Elinor Dashwood: Presents for the servants. Have you seen Margaret by the way? I'm worried about her. She's taken to hiding in the oddest places.
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Mrs. Dashwood: If you cannot think of anything appropriate to say you will please restrict your remarks to the weather.
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Edward Ferrars: My heart is, and always will be, yours.
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Elinor Dashwood: Did he tell you he loved you?
Marianne: Yes... no. Never absolutely. It was everyday implied but never declared.
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